Ofir Haim

{{Short description|Israeli former association footballer and current manager}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2023}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Ofir Haim

| image =

| fullname = Ofir Haim

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1975|04|21}}

| birth_place = Ramat Gan, Israel

| height = {{convert|1.75|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}}

| position = Striker

| currentclub = Israel U-19 (head coach)


Israel U-20 (head coach)

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 = Maccabi Tel Aviv

| years1 = 1993–1996

| years2 = 1996

| years3 = 1997

| years4 = 1997–1998

| years5 = 1998–2000

| years6 = 2001–2004

| years7 = 2004

| years8 = 2005–2006

| years9 = 2006–2007

| years10 = 2007–2009

| years11 = 2009–2010

| years12 = 2010–2011

| years13 = 2011–2012

| clubs1 = Ironi Rishon LeZion

| clubs2 = Maccabi Herzliya

| clubs3 = Ironi Rishon LeZion

| clubs4 = Maccabi Jaffa

| clubs5 = Maccabi Tel Aviv

| clubs6 = Hapoel Be'er Sheva

| clubs7 = İstanbulspor

| clubs8 = Maccabi Tel Aviv

| clubs9 = Maccabi Netanya

| clubs10 = Hapoel Be'er Sheva

| clubs11 = Maccabi Herzliya

| clubs12 = Hapoel Ramat Gan

| clubs13 = Hapoel Marmorek

| caps1 = 67

| caps2 = 11

| caps3 = 19

| caps4 = 29

| caps5 = 46

| caps6 = 89

| caps7 = 6

| caps8 = 33

| caps9 = 26

| caps10 = 36

| caps11 = 30

| caps12 = 14

| caps13 = 18

| goals1 = 27

| goals2 = 2

| goals3 = 4

| goals4 = 26

| goals5 = 11

| goals6 = 34

| goals7 = 1

| goals8 = 7

| goals9 = 5

| goals10 = 10

| goals11 = 4

| goals12 = 3

| goals13 = 4

| totalcaps = 424

| totalgoals = 138

| manageryears1 = 2012

| managerclubs1 = Hapoel Marmorek

| manageryears2 = 2013–2014

| managerclubs2 = Maccabi Kabilio Jaffa

| manageryears3 = 2014–2015

| managerclubs3 = Hapoel Tel Aviv (youth){{Cite web |url=http://football.org.il/Clubs/Pages/PositionMemberDetails.aspx?MEMBER_ID=13286 |title=The Israel Football Association |access-date=27 May 2014 |archive-date=4 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304215514/http://football.org.il/Clubs/Pages/PositionMemberDetails.aspx?MEMBER_ID=13286 |url-status=dead }}

| manageryears4 = 2015

| managerclubs4 = Hapoel Rishon LeZion

| manageryears5 = 2016

| managerclubs5 = Hapoel Tel Aviv (assistant)

| manageryears6 = 2016–2017

| managerclubs6 = Maccabi Sha'arayim

| manageryears7 = 2017–2018

| managerclubs7 = Hapoel Afula

| manageryears8 = 2018–2019

| managerclubs8 = Hapoel Tel Aviv

| manageryears9 = 2019–2020

| managerclubs9 = Hapoel Kfar Saba

| manageryears10 = 2021–

| managerclubs10 = Israel U-19

| manageryears11 = 2023–

| managerclubs11 = Israel U-20

| nationalyears1 =

| nationalteam1 =

| nationalcaps1 =

| nationalgoals1 =

| club-update =

| nationalteam-update = 4 June 2023

| medaltemplates =

{{MedalCountry|{{fbu|19|ISR|name=Israel U-19}}}}

{{MedalCompetition|UEFA European Under-19 Championship}}

{{Medal|RU|2022 Slovakia|Team}}

{{MedalCountry|{{fbu|20|ISR|name=Israel U-20}}}}

{{MedalCompetition|FIFA U-20 World Cup}}

{{Medal|{{TBA}}|2022 Argentina|Team}}

}}

Ofir Haim ({{langx|he|אופיר חיים}}; born 21 April 1975) is an Israeli former footballer 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 Rishon LeZion, Israel, to an Israeli family of Jewish 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 {{Bare URL inline|date=August 2024}} His brother Avi Haim is one of the deputy mayors of the city of Rishon LeZion, Israel.{{citation needed|date=June 2023}}

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.{{cite web | url=https://www.uefa.com/under19/match/2031123/ | title=Cyprus-Israel }}{{cite web | url=https://www.uefa.com/under19/match/2034003--israel-vs-hungary/ | title=Israel-Hungary }}{{cite web | url=https://www.uefa.com/under19/match/2034798/ | title=Israel-England }}

==Israel U-20==

Haim is currently the head coach of the Israel national under-20 team, during their 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup campaign in Argentina.{{citation needed|date=June 2023}}

Honours

=As Player=

;Team

;Individual

=As Manager=

See also

References

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