Boni Ginzburg

Boni Ginzburg was born in 1964 in Tel Aviv

Ben-Zion Shabbtai Ginzburg was born on 12 December 1964 in Tel Aviv, to a family of Ashkenazi Jewish descent. He grew up and went to school in the city. His father died of a heart attack when he was 8, and that year he began playing in the Maccabi Tel Aviv youth department.

He started his senior career as a goalkeeper at Maccabi Tel Aviv and later played for Maccabi Petah Tikva, Maccabi Haifa and Beitar Jerusalem. In 1989 he joined Rangers in Glasgow, where he spent 2 seasons as backup to Chris Woods. He won the Israel State Cup 3 times, with Maccabi Tel Aviv, Beitar Jerusalem and Maccabi Haifa.

He first played for Israel in 1984 against Wales and last played in 1996 against Romania. After returning from Scotland he played for several Israeli clubs, ending with Hapoel Kfar Saba. He retired in 2001 with 68 appearances for Israel.

He chaired the Israel football players' organization in the early years after retiring. In 2002 he joined Channel One's highlights show Rishon beSha'ar and soon became its presenter, working at the channel for 11 years. In July 2013 he moved to the Sport Channel as a commentator and presenter.

In 2021 he became deputy technical director of Israel's youth national teams. In 2023 he was named technical director. He is divorced and has 2 daughters.