Ofir Haim (; born 21 April 1975) is an Israeli former

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er and manager who head coaches both the Israel national under-19 team and the Israel national under-20 team.

Early life

Haim was born and raised in

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, to an Israeli family of

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descent. He has three children with his wife Orly, one of whom is on the autism spectrum.https://www.israelhayom.co.il/sport/israeli-soccer/article/13525774 His brother Avi Haim is one of the deputy mayors of the city of Rishon LeZion, Israel.

Managerial career

International career

Israel U-19

He has been the head coach of the Israel U-19 since the beginning of the first qualifiers round, through its Elite Round, and all the way to the final match in the final tournament of the 2022 UEFA Euro Under-19 against England U-19, where his native Israel finished 2nd.

Israel U-20

Haim is currently the head coach of the Israel national under-20 team, during their

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campaign in Argentina.

Honours

As Player

;Team * Israeli Second Division **Winner (2): 1997–98, 2000–01 *

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 ...

**Winner (1): 1998–99 *

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 ...

**''Runner-up (2):'' 1996, 2003 *

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):'' 2006–07 * Toto Cup (Leumit) **Winner (1): 2008-09 ;Individual * 1997–98 Liga Artzit Top Goalscorer - 26 goals * 2003–04 Israeli Premier League Top Goalscorer - 16 goals (joint with Shay Holtzman)

As Manager

UEFA European Under-19 Championship The UEFA European Under-19 Championship, or simply the Euro Under-19, is an annual football competition, contested by the European men's under-19 national teams of the UEFA member associations. Spain is the most successful team in this competit ...

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

2022 The year began with another wave in the COVID-19 pandemic, with SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant, Omicron spreading rapidly and becoming the dominant variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus worldwide. Tracking a decrease in cases and deaths, 2022 saw ...

References

External links

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Profile and statistics of Ofir Haim on One.co.il
* * * 1975 births Living people Israeli men's footballers Jewish Israeli sportspeople Jewish footballers Footballers from Ramat Gan Hapoel Rishon LeZion F.C. players Maccabi Herzliya F.C. players Maccabi Jaffa F.C. players Maccabi Tel Aviv F.C. players Hapoel Be'er Sheva F.C. players İstanbulspor footballers Maccabi Netanya F.C. players Israeli expatriate men's footballers Süper Lig players Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey Israeli expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Israeli football managers Israeli Premier League players Hapoel Marmorek F.C. managers Maccabi Jaffa F.C. managers Hapoel Rishon LeZion F.C. managers Maccabi Sha'arayim F.C. managers Hapoel Afula F.C. managers Hapoel Kfar Saba F.C. managers Israeli Premier League managers Men's association football forwards Israel national football team managers {{Israel-footy-forward-stub