Nitzan Shirazi (‎; 21 July 1971 – 22 July 2014) was an Israeli

association football Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 Football player, players who almost exclusively use their feet to propel a Ball (association football), ball around a rectangular f ...

player and manager.

Playing career

Born in

Tel Aviv Tel Aviv-Yafo ( or , ; ), sometimes rendered as Tel Aviv-Jaffa, and usually referred to as just Tel Aviv, is the most populous city in the Gush Dan metropolitan area of Israel. Located on the Israeli Mediterranean coastline and with a popula ...

in 1971, at the age of eight he played in the Bnei Yehuda kids team, then moved to the youth team and led the team to win the championship. Shirazi moved to the Bnei Yehuda senior team at age of 17 and was immediately summoned to the youth national team but did not receive a summons to the adult team. Later in his career he left the Bnei Yehuda and went to play in lower divisions and finally retired from playing due to injury.

Manager career

After retiring from the game, Shirazi began coaching Bnei Yehuda youth team. before the beginning of the 2004 season he was appointed assistant manager of Bnei Yehuda senior team, Guy Levy. After Levy's resignation, he was appointed as the team manager. During the 2005–06 season he extended his contract. In the 2006–07, Shirazi led Bnei Yehuda to the

Israeli State Cup The Israel State Cup (, ''Gvia HaMedina''), is a knockout cup competition in Israeli football, run by the Israel Football Association (IFA). The State Cup was first held in 1928 as the People's Cup. Because it involves clubs of all standards p ...

final against

Hapoel Tel Aviv Hapoel Tel Aviv () is a sports club in Israel, founded in the 1920s, and part of the Hapoel association. It runs several sports clubs and teams in Tel Aviv which have competed in a variety of sports over the years, such as football, basketball, w ...

but

Yeghia Yavruyan Yeghia Yavruyan (, ; born on 18 October 1981) is an Armenian former professional footballer who played as a forward, spending most of his career in the Israeli Premier League, in Hungary and in Russia. Having made one appearance for the Russia ...

goal prevent Shirazi winning the cup after 19 years. In the 2007–08 was Shirazi's final season in Bnei Yehuda. After persuasion agreed Nitzan Shirazi to continue in his position as the manager of Bnei Yehuda fifth year, but after a six consecutive losses Shirazi resigned after the 11th round ended four and a half seasons as the manager of Bnei Yehuda. On 21 August 2008, he was appointed the manager of

Maccabi Petah Tikva Maccabi Petah Tikva F.C. (; "Maccabi Avshalom Ironi Petah Tikva F.C., ) is an Israeli professional football club based in the city of Petah Tikva. It is part of the Maccabi World Union for international Jewish sports clubs. The club is the c ...

but did not continue coaching the team next season. On 9 February 2010, Shirazi was appointed director of

Hapoel Haifa Hapoel Haifa Football Club (, ''Moadon HaKaduregel Hapoel Haifa'') is an Israeli professional football club located in the city of Haifa. The club won one championship (1998–99) and 4 Israeli cups (1962–63, 1965–66 and 1973–74, 2 ...

. On 5 June 2010, he was appointed the manager of

. On 26 November 2011, he resigned from Hapoel Haifa. On 11 January 2012, he was appointed the manager of

. On 27 September 2012, Shirazi stepped down as manager for health reasons.

Personal life

Son of the

Meir Shirazi Meir () is a Jewish male given name and an occasional surname. It means "one who shines". It is often Germanized as Maier, Mayer, Mayr, Meier, Meyer, Meijer, Italianized as Miagro, or Anglicized as Mayer, Meyer, or Myer. Alfred J. Kolatch, ''The ...

, Bnei Yehuda team manager in the past, and the brother of

Hezi Shirazi Hezi may refer to: People * Hezi Bezalel (born 1951), Israeli businessman * Hezi Eshel (born 1931), retired Israel Defense Forces lieutenant colonel * Hezi Leskali (1952–1994), Israeli artist * Hezi Levi, commander of the Israeli Medical Corps f ...

, a former player.Shirazi on Bnei Yehuda Official Website
He was married to Shusha Shirazi until his death from brain cancer in 2014.Mac TA completes first step in European dream
(in English)

Honours

Toto Cup The Israel Toto Cup (, ''Gvia Ha'Toto'') is an association football tournament that features clubs in the two highest divisions in Israel: the Israeli Premier League Ligat ha'Al, Ligat Ha'Al; and the Israeli 2nd division Liga Leumit. Both of the ...

: **''Runner-up (1):'' 2011-12 *

Israeli Premier League The Israeli Premier League (, Ligat HaAl, ) is a professional association football league in Israel and the highest level of the Israeli football league system. The league is contested by 14 clubs, and operates on a system of promotion and rele ...

: **''Runner-up (1):'' 2011-12 *

Israel State Cup The Israel State Cup (, ''Gvia HaMedina''), is a knockout cup competition in Israeli football, run by the Israel Football Association (IFA). The State Cup was first held in 1928 as the People's Cup. Because it involves clubs of all standards ...

: **Winner (1): 2012

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Shirazi, Nitzan 1971 births 2014 deaths Jewish Israeli sportspeople Israeli men's footballers Liga Leumit players Footballers from Tel Aviv Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv F.C. players Hapoel Kfar Shalem F.C. players Hapoel Kfar Saba F.C. players Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv F.C. managers Maccabi Petah Tikva F.C. managers Hapoel Haifa F.C. managers Hapoel Tel Aviv F.C. managers Israeli people of Iranian-Jewish descent Men's association football midfielders Israeli football managers Deaths from brain cancer in Israel