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David Levy

David Levy is an Israeli former footballer who played as a center back and won the 1988/1989 Israeli championship with Maccabi Haifa.

born 1963Maccabi Haifa's 1988/1989 championshipCenter back for Hapoel HaifaCoaching Maccabi Haifa's youth team

Born: 26 January 1963, Haifa
Occupation: association football player

David Levy was born in 1963 in Haifa

David Levy was born on 26 January 1963 in Haifa. He grew up near Kiryat Eliezer Stadium and joined the Maccabi Haifa youth department at age 9. He captained the club's youth team and moved up to the senior squad at 16 and a half.

He made his debut for Maccabi Haifa against Hapoel Be'er Sheva in the 1982/1983 season. He was loaned several times to Hapoel Haifa, which won promotion from Liga Artzit to Liga Leumit in 1983/1984 and again in 1991/1992. He also played for Israel's youth national teams under coach Emmanuel Scheffer.

In 1988/1989 he won the national championship with Maccabi Haifa and was called up to the Israel national team. He fell ill with jaundice two weeks before the squad gathered and could not take part. He kept playing for Hapoel Haifa until he retired in 1995, after a second bout of jaundice.

After retiring he coached in the Maccabi Haifa youth department. His youth team won the national championship and the State Cup in 1998, and the State Cup again a year later. He is married to Sharon, has 3 children and lives in Alonei Abba.