Ronny Rosenthal

Ronny Rosenthal was born in 1963 in Haifa

Rosenthal was born in Haifa in 1963 and grew up in the Kiryat Eliezer neighborhood. His father came to Israel from Romania and his mother from Morocco. His brother Lior Rosenthal is also a former footballer.

He came through the Maccabi Haifa youth system and joined the senior team in 1979. He was a key player when the club won the league in the 1983/1984 and 1984/1985 seasons. He then moved to Club Brugge in Belgium, won the league with it, and later played for Standard Liège.

In 1990 he joined Liverpool on loan and scored 7 goals in 8 games as the club won the league title. The move was later made permanent. A miss against Aston Villa in 1992 became widely remembered in Britain.

In 1994 he moved to Tottenham Hotspur, where he played 88 league games. In 1997 he joined Watford and helped it win promotion to the Premier League. For Israel he made 60 appearances and scored 11 goals.

He retired in 1999 and has worked as a football agent and consultant. He lives in London with his wife Nancy and their sons Dean and Tom. In 2019 robbers broke into the family home in Cricklewood.