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Guy Luzon

Guy Luzon is an Israeli football coach and former player who has managed clubs in Israel, Belgium and England and Israel's national youth team.

born 1975Coaching Israel's national youth teamCoaching Maccabi Petah TikvaCoaching Standard Liège

Guy Luzon
Born
7 August 1975, Petah Tikva
Occupation
association football coach

Guy Luzon was born in 1975 in Petah Tikva

Guy Luzon was born on 7 August 1975 in Petah Tikva. He joined the Maccabi Petah Tikva youth program at age 10 and made his first team debut against Beitar Tel Aviv in 1992. An injury ended his playing career after about 3 years.

He did his military service as a fitness instructor at Bahad 10.

After his injury he coached the Maccabi Petah Tikva youth team, and he became the senior team's coach in the 2001-02 season. He won the Toto Cup in 2004, and the club finished second in the league in 2004-05. He later coached Hapoel Tel Aviv and Bnei Yehuda, which reached the Europa League qualifiers.

In 2010 he was named coach of Israel's national youth team, which played at the 2013 European Championship as host. He then coached Standard Liège, which finished second in Belgium, and Charlton Athletic in England. His celebrations and conduct drew public criticism several times.

He returned to Hapoel Tel Aviv in 2016 and resigned in 2017. In 2017 he was appointed manager of Maccabi Haifa.

Milestones in Guy Luzon's life

  1. 1975

    Born in Petah Tikva.

  2. 1992

    Debuted for the Maccabi Petah Tikva first team.

  3. 2004

    Won the Toto Cup as coach of Maccabi Petah Tikva.

  4. 2008

    Appointed coach of Bnei Yehuda.

  5. 2010

    Appointed coach of Israel's national youth team.

  6. 2013

    Appointed coach of Standard Liège.

  7. 2015

    Appointed head coach of Charlton Athletic.

  8. 2017

    Appointed manager of Maccabi Haifa.

Guy Luzon served in the military

He served as a fitness instructor at Bahad 10.

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Based on English Wikipedia, Guy Luzon and Hebrew Wikipedia, גיא לוזון, under CC BY-SA 4.0. The facts are Wikidata's.

Photograph: Вячеслав Евдокимов, CC BY-SA 3.0

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