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Ran Ben-Shimon

Ran Ben-Shimon is an Israeli former football center-back and coach who manages the Israel national team.

born 1970Kiryat Shmona's 2012 league titleCaptaining Hapoel Haifa's 1999 titleCoaching the Israel national team

Born: 28 November 1970, Petah Tikva
Occupation: association football player, association football coach
Education: UEFA Pro Licence

Ran Ben-Shimon was born in 1970 in Petah Tikva

Ben-Shimon was born in 1970 in Petah Tikva and grew up there in a Jewish family. His older brother Asi Ben-Shimon was also a footballer, and the two played together at Maccabi Petah Tikva.

He joined the Maccabi Petah Tikva senior team in 1987 and played there until 1995. In 1995 Hapoel Haifa bought him for 450,000 dollars, and he captained the club when it won the 1999 championship. He later played for Hapoel Petah Tikva and Bnei Yehuda and retired in 2003.

He played 34 games for the Israel national team from 1992 to 1999. His first game was a friendly against Poland, and his last was a 5-0 loss to Denmark in the Euro 2000 playoffs.

As a coach he started with the Maccabi Tel Aviv youth team and then managed Hapoel Haifa. With Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona he won promotion to the Israeli Premier League in 2007 and the league title in 2012. He also coached Maccabi Tel Aviv, AEK Larnaca in Cyprus and Hapoel Tel Aviv, and now coaches the Israel national team.