Eyal Lahman

Eyal Lahman was born in 1965 in Petah Tikva

Eyal Lahman was born in Petah Tikva on 29 September 1965. He played in the Hapoel Petah Tikva youth system and spent a year with the youth team of Hapoel Mahane Yehuda. He never played for a senior team and turned to coaching at 18.

He first coached children at Hapoel Petah Tikva, then youth teams at Bnei Yehuda and Maccabi Petah Tikva. His first senior post came at Hapoel Mahane Yehuda, followed by Beitar Petah Tikva and Hapoel Givat Olga. At Ironi Rishon LeZion he reached the 1996 State Cup final, which the club lost.

In 2003 he joined Bnei Sakhnin, which stayed in the Premier League and won the State Cup, earning a place in the UEFA Cup. His team faced criticism for its rough style of play. He later coached clubs including Hapoel Petah Tikva, Hapoel Acre and Hearts of Oak in Ghana.

He returned to Bnei Sakhnin and was dismissed in March 2009, after claims about his team's rough play. He then coached Paphos in Cyprus, Hapoel Ra'anana and Maccabi Petah Tikva. At Hapoel Rishon LeZion he won the Toto Cup for the National League in 2012 and was dismissed in November 2013.