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Shimon Bitton

Shimon Bitton is an Israeli former footballer and coach who played most of his career as a left back for Hapoel Be'er Sheva.

born 1967Left back for Hapoel Be'er Sheva1996/1997 State Cup winCoaching in southern Israel

Born: 27 June 1967, Beersheba
Occupation: association football player, association football coach

Shimon Bitton was born in 1967 in Beersheba

Shimon Bitton was born in Beersheba on 27 June 1967. He grew up in the city's D neighborhood with his 5 siblings, the son of parents who immigrated from Morocco. He attended the Bilu elementary school and Makif Gimel high school.

He came up through the youth department of Hapoel Be'er Sheva and joined the senior team at 19. He stayed with the club until the 1993/1994 season. In 1994 he played 4 matches for the Israel national team.

In the summer of 1994 he signed with Maccabi Herzliya, then moved to Beitar Jerusalem. He returned to Be'er Sheva and won the State Cup in 1996/1997. After the club was relegated in 1997/1998, he played 2 seasons for Beitar Be'er Sheva and then retired.

As a coach he led Hapoel Merhavim and Hapoel Arad. From 2010/2011 he was an assistant coach at Hapoel Be'er Sheva, and from 2014 he coached its youth team. He later coached the Hapoel Tel Aviv youth team, M.S. Dimona and Ironi Kuseife.