Dan Roman

Dan Roman was born in 1982 in Jerusalem

Dan Roman was born in Jerusalem in 1982. He holds a bachelor's degree in sociology, a master's degree in philosophy and history, and a second master's degree in football management. He is married to the dancer Ayar Elazra.

Roman made his senior debut with Hapoel Jerusalem in the 1999/2000 season and played there for 6 seasons. He later played for Hakoah Ramat Gan, Maccabi Tel Aviv, Maccabi Petah Tikva, Hapoel Ramat Gan and the Dutch club FC Volendam. He won the Toto Cup with Maccabi Tel Aviv in 2008-09.

In 2013 he helped found a new players' union together with the Histadrut and became its first head. He ended his playing career with Maccabi Shaarayim after the 2014/2015 season.

After retiring, Roman coached in the Maccabi Tel Aviv youth department and worked as a scout for Dynamo Dresden in Germany from 2016 to 2018. He was an assistant coach at Hapoel Tel Aviv and Maccabi Netanya, and coached the Maccabi Netanya youth team from 2021 to 2024.

In June 2024 he became head coach of Maccabi Petah Tikva and was dismissed that December. In June 2025 he became youth coach at Maccabi Tel Aviv, and in January 2026 he served briefly as the senior team's interim coach.