Ronny Levy

{{Short description|Israeli football manager and former player (born 1966)}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Ronny Levy

| image = Ronny Levy.jpg

| upright = 0.9

| full_name =

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1966|11|14|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Netanya, Israel

| position = Defensive midfielder

| currentclub =

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 = Maccabi Netanya

| years1 = 1985–1992

| clubs1 = Maccabi Netanya

| caps1 = 156

| goals1 = 12

| years2 = 1990–1991

| clubs2 = → Bnei Yehuda (loan)

| caps2 = 20

| goals2 = 3

| years3 = 1992–1997

| clubs3 = Maccabi Haifa

| caps3 = 144

| goals3 = 18

| nationalyears1 = 1993–1995

| nationalteam1 = Israel

| nationalcaps1 = 16

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| manageryears1 = 1999–2000

| managerclubs1 = Maccabi Haifa (assistant)

| manageryears2 = 2000

| managerclubs2 = Maccabi Haifa (caretaker){{Cite web |url=http://www.mhaifa.co.il/TheClub/player.asp?id=28 |title=רוני לוי, Roni Levi - מכבי חיפה און-ליין |access-date=6 December 2013 |archive-date=4 September 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140904051852/http://www.mhaifa.co.il/TheClub/Player.asp?id=28 |url-status=dead }}

| manageryears3 = 2000–2003

| managerclubs3 = Maccabi Haifa (youth)

| manageryears4 = 2003–2008

| managerclubs4 = Maccabi Haifa

| manageryears5 = 2008–2009

| managerclubs5 = Maccabi Petah Tikva

| manageryears6 = 2009–2010

| managerclubs6 = Unirea Urziceni

| manageryears7 = 2010–2011

| managerclubs7 = Beitar Jerusalem

| manageryears8 = 2011

| managerclubs8 = Steaua București

| manageryears9 = 2011–2013

| managerclubs9 = Anorthosis Famagusta

| manageryears10 = 2013–2014

| managerclubs10 = Beitar Jerusalem

| manageryears11 = 2015

| managerclubs11 = Maccabi Netanya

| manageryears12 = 2015–2016

| managerclubs12 = Maccabi Haifa

| manageryears13 = 2016–2018

| managerclubs13 = Anorthosis Famagusta

| manageryears14 = 2019–2020

| managerclubs14 = Beitar Jerusalem

| manageryears15 = 2021–2022

| managerclubs15 = Hapoel Be'er Sheva

| manageryears16 = 2022–

| managerclubs16 = Hapoel Haifa

}}

Ronny Levy ({{langx|he|רוני לוי}}; also spelled Roni; born on 14 November 1966), is an Israeli football manager. As an Israeli international player, Levy played primarily as a defensive midfielder. He won Israeli football championships with both Bnei Yehuda and Maccabi Haifa.

Club career

Levy started his career as a striker in the youth team of Maccabi Netanya. He was promoted to the first team in 1985. After five seasons, he was loaned to Bnei Yehuda where he won his first championship title.{{Cite web |title=Ligat ha'Al - Champions |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/winner/isr-ligat-haal/ |access-date=1 February 2023 |website=worldfootball.net |language=en}}

After returning to Maccabi Netanya, Levy transferred to Maccabi Haifa in 1992, where he played as a defender. After a few games, his role was changed to defensive midfielder, the position he would occupy until the end of his playing career. He retired from playing in 1997 due to a serious knee injury.{{Cite web |last=UEFA.com |title=The official website for European football |url=https://www.uefa.com/errors/ |access-date=2024-12-21 |website=UEFA |language=en}}

International career

Levy earned sixteen international caps with the Israel national team.{{cite web|url=http://www.national-football-teams.com/player/15543/Roni_Levi.html|title=Roni Levi|first=Benjamin|last=Strack-Zimmermann|website=www.national-football-teams.com}}

Managerial career

As the season of 2002–03 ended, Levy returned to be first team manager. Levy won three domestic championships in a row in his first three years of managing Maccabi Haifa (2003–04, 2004–05, 2005–06), one Toto Cup Al (2006), and a qualification to the UEFA cup group stage in 2006–07.{{cite web|url=http://www.focus.de/sport/fussball/europa-league/europa-league-levy-uebernimmt-trainerposten-bei-unirea-urziceni_aid_467217.html|title=Levy übernimmt Trainerposten bei Unirea Urziceni|first=FOCUS|last=Online}}

In 2006, Levy received a "manager of the year" award from both major Israeli newspapers, Yedioth Ahronoth and Maariv.{{cite web|url=https://www.kicker.de/levy-uebernimmt-in-urziceni-519062/artikel|title=Levy übernimmt in Urziceni|first=kicker, Nürnberg|last=Germany}} After seasons 2006–07 and 2007–08.{{cite web|url=http://www.goal.com/en/news/166/europa-league/2010/01/01/1720261/official-unirea-urziceni-appoint-ronny-levy-as-new-head|title=Official: Unirea Urziceni Appoint Ronny Levy As New Head Coach - Goal.com|website=www.goal.com}}

Levy then signed with Maccabi Petah Tikva for a year and a half. After less than a year there, Levy resigned.{{cite web |url=http://sport.t-online.de/europa-league-unirea-urziceni-wird-kuenftig-von-ronny-levy-trainiert/id_21212728/index |title=Ronny Levy neuer Coach in Urziceni}}

On 31 December 2009, Levy signed a year and a half contract, worth $600,000, to manage Unirea Urziceni.{{cite web |url=http://www.spox.com/de/sport/fussball/international/1001/News/levy-uebernimmt-trainerposten-bei-unirea-urziceni-nachfolger-von-dan-petrescu.html |title=Levy neuer Trainer bei Unirea Urziceni |first=Perform Media Deutschland |last=GmbH |date=1 January 2010}} His first game on 18 February 2010 was against Liverpool at Anfield in the UEFA Europa League, where the visitors lost 1–0.{{cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/news/01e1-0e73a4232e9c-15ed8de996a7-1000--levy-gets-another-crack-at-liverpool/|title=Levy gets another crack at Liverpool|date=10 January 2010 |work=UEFA|access-date=16 February 2010}}

On 17 January 2011, Levy signed for Beitar Jerusalem.{{cite news |title=Ronny Levy signed with Beitar Jerusalem |url=http://www.one.co.il/Article/172695.html |publisher=. ONE |date=17 January 2011 |access-date=17 January 2011 |language=he}} On 10 June 2011, Steaua Bucharest presented Ronny Levy as the new head coach of the team.{{cite web|url=http://www.steauafc.com/ro/articol/ronnynoulantrenor/|title=Ronny Levy noul antrenor al Stelei|publisher=steauafc.com|access-date=10 June 2011|language=ro|archive-date=13 August 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120813180230/http://www.steauafc.com/ro/articol/ronnynoulantrenor/|url-status=dead}} He was fired on 30 September 2011 after a draw against AEK Larnaca in the UEFA Europa League. The next day, 1 October, he signed a year contract with Anorthosis Famagusta.{{cite web|url=http://www.anorthosis.com/news/2692|title=Signed by Ronny Levy|publisher=anorthosis.com|access-date=1 October 2011|language=el|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111005142937/http://www.anorthosis.com/news/2692|archive-date=5 October 2011}}

On 6 December 2013, Levy made his return to Beitar Jerusalem.{{citation needed|date=December 2021}} On 14 January 2015, Levy signed with Maccabi Netanya.{{cite web |url=http://www.nrg.co.il/online/3/ART2/669/836.html |title=חוזר לקווים: רוני לוי המאמן החדש של מכבי נתניה}}{{better source needed|date=December 2021}} On 18 May 2015, Levy returned to Maccabi Haifa, signing a three-year contract.{{citation needed|date=September 2018}} On 26 October 2016, Levy made his return to Anorthosis Famagusta after signing an 18-month contract.{{citation needed|date=September 2018}} He left the club in September 2018.{{Cite news|last=ספורט|first=ynet|date=26 September 2018|title=רוני לוי פוטר מאנורתוזיס פמגוסטה|language=he|work=Ynet|url=https://www.ynet.co.il/articles/0,7340,L-5358464,00.html|access-date=24 February 2022}}{{Cite web |title=Λύση συνεργασίας με Ρόνι Λέβι |publisher=Αnorthosis Famagusta FC |date=26 September 2018 |access-date=26 September 2018 |url= http://www.anorthosisfc.com.cy/2018/09/lisi-sinergasias-me-roni-levi/ }}