Ori Uzan

{{Short description|Israeli footballer, manager, and broadcaster}}

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{{Infobox football biography

| name = Ori Uzan
אורי אוזן

| image = MHFC-Ori-Uzan.JPG

| caption = Uzan in 2005

| fullname = Ori Uzan

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1978|12|27}}

| birth_place = Netanya, Israel

| currentclub = Beitar Jerusalem (assistant manager)

| clubnumber =

| position = Defender

| youthyears1 = 1991–1997

| youthclubs1 = Maccabi Netanya

| years1 = 1997–2004

| years2 = 2004–2006

| years3 = 2005–2006

| years4 = 2006–2007

| years5 = 2007–2008

| years6 = 2008–2009

| years7 = 2009–2010

| years8 = 2010–2012

| clubs1 = Maccabi Netanya

| clubs2 = Maccabi Haifa

| clubs3 = → Hapoel Petah Tikva (loan)

| clubs4 = Maccabi Netanya

| clubs5 = Hapoel Kfar Saba

| clubs6 = Hapoel Petah Tikva

| clubs7 = F.C. Ashdod

| clubs8 = Maccabi Petah Tikva

| caps1 = 179

| caps2 = 16

| caps3 = 16

| caps4 = 32

| caps5 = 33

| caps6 = 33

| caps7 = 10

| caps8 = 69

| goals1 = 8

| goals2 = 0

| goals3 = 1

| goals4 = 1

| goals5 = 1

| goals6 = 4

| goals7 = 0

| goals8 = 4

| nationalyears1 = 2003–2004

| nationalteam1 = Israel

| nationalcaps1 = 4

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| manageryears1 = 2012–2014

| managerclubs1 = Maccabi Haifa (assistant manager)

| manageryears2 = 2014–2015

| managerclubs2 = Beitar Jerusalem (assistant manager)

| manageryears3 = 2015

| managerclubs3 = Hapoel Petah Tikva (assistant manager)

| manageryears4 = 2015-2016

| managerclubs4 = Maccabi Tel Aviv (U-17 team)

| manageryears5 = 2016-2018

| managerclubs5 = Maccabi Petah Tikva (youth)

| manageryears6 = 2018-

| managerclubs6 = Hapoel Tel Aviv (youth)

| pcupdate = 2 May 2010

| ntupdate = 10 February 2007

}}

Ori Uzan ({{langx|he|אורי אוזן}}; born 27 December 1978) is a former Israeli football player, and currently a football manager and broadcaster.

Early life

Uzan was born in Netanya, Israel, to a Tunisian Jewish family.{{Cite web|url=https://www.maccabi-tlv.co.il/en/2016/04/maccabi-hapoel-17-squads-come-together-passover/|title = Maccabi & Hapoel Under-17 squads come together for Passover|date = 18 April 2016}}

Career

He was born in Netanya, started playing in the youth department of Maccabi Netanya and played for several years in the club until he left to Maccabi Haifa at the end of the 2003–04 season.

In his first season, he captured a place in the opening squad but at the second year he was loaned to Hapoel Petah Tikva where he played at the second half of 2005–06 season.

In the summer of 2006 Uzen returned to Maccabi Netanya but left after one season since he had a few problems with his contract. He then signed in Hapoel Kfar Saba for three seasons but played only one season after the team was relegated to Liga Leumit. In July 2008 he moved to Hapoel Petah Tikva for the second time in his career after he played in the team on loan in the 2005–06 season.

He retired in the end of the 2011–12 season after an injury in the spine.

Career statistics in the Israeli Premier League

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!Goals

|1999-00rowspan="5"|Maccabi Netanyarowspan="14"|Israeli Premier League2700000270
2000-013410000341
2001–023014000341
2002–0332310200425
2003–0431311200425
2004–05Maccabi Haifa1605040250
2005–06Hapoel Petach Tikva161??00161
2006-07Maccabi Netanya3218000400
2007-08Hapoel Kfar Saba3513000381
2008-09Hapoel Petach Tikva3346000393
2009-10F.C. Ashdod1004000140
2009-10rowspan="3"|Maccabi Petah Tikva1703000200
2010-112644000304
2011-122605200312
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!365||19||63||6||4||0||432||25

Honours

References

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