Alon Hazan

Alon Hazan

Hazan in 2013
Personal information
Full name	Alon Hazan
Date of birth	(1967-09-14) 14 September 1967 (age 57)
Place of birth	Ashdod, Israel
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Israel (manager)
Youth career
1983–1984	Hapoel Ashdod
1984–1985	Hapoel Petah Tikva
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1984–1989	Hapoel Petah Tikva	98	(12)
1989–1990	Hapoel Ashdod	24	(7)
1990–1992	Hapoel Petah Tikva	78	(9)
1992–1996	Maccabi Haifa	119	(20)
1996–1997	Hapoel Tel Aviv	23	(3)
1997–1998	Budapest	20	(2)
1998–1999	Watford	32	(2)
1999–2004	F.C. Ashdod	151	(20)
Total		54	(77)
International career
1990–2000	Israel	72	(5)
Managerial career
2006–2008	F.C. Ashdod
2008–2010	Israel U-16
2010	Maccabi Tel Aviv (youth)
2010–2018	Israel U-17
2016	Israel (caretaker)
2018	Israel (caretaker)
2018–2020	Israel (assistant)
2020–2021	Israel (caretaker)
2021–2022	Israel U-21
2022–2024	Israel
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Hazan in 1992

Alon Hazan (Hebrew: אלון חזן; born 14 September 1967) is an Israeli former footballer and manager As a player, he played as a midfielder.

Biography

Alon Hazan was raised in Ashdod, Israel, to an observant Masorti Jewish family.[1]

Outside of football he studied for a degree in politics.[2][3]

Club career

Hazan spent most of his playing career in Israel, but did spend 18 months with English club Watford, with whom he achieved two promotions – from Division Two to the English Premier League. In 1999 Hazan scored in the penalty-shootout semi-final play-off against Birmingham City to put Watford into the play-off final against Bolton Wanderers, which they won 2–0 at Wembley, to earn promotion to the Premier League.[4][5] He turned home to Israel, for personal reasons, before he could play a part in the top tier of English football.[6]

International career

As a football player, Hazan capped 72 times and scored 5 goals for the senior Israel, between 1990 and 2000.^[citation needed].

Managerial career

As of 8 May 2022, Hazan is the official national head coach who manages the senior Israel national team.[7]

Honours

• Toto Cup: 1985–86, 1989–90, 1990–91, 1993–94
• Israel State Cup: 1992, 1993, 1995
• Liga Leumit: 1993–94

See also

• List of Jewish footballers
• List of Jews in sports
• List of Jews in sports (non-players)
• List of Israelis

Managerial Statistics

As of Match played 21 March 2024

Team	From	To	Record
			G	W	D	L	Win %
Israel	8 May 2022	27 March 2024	18	7	5	6	038.89

References

1. "אלון חזן: "אם אחשוב שאני מלך העולם עכשיו, אקבל בום לפנים" - ספורט 5".
2. "Croatia 4-2 Israel". Archived from the original on 5 February 2013.
3. "Media adds to England woes". 21 March 2007 – via news.bbc.co.uk.
4. "Hornets sting the Blues". BBC. 20 May 1999. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
5. "Watford back in the big time". BBC Sport. 31 May 1999. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
6. "Blind, Stupid and Desperate - Watford FC site - Gone but not forgotten". www.bsad.org.
7. "כצפוי: הנהלת ההתאחדות אישרה את מינוי חזן - ספורט 5".

External links

• Alon Hazan at Soccerbase
• Alon Hazan – FIFA competition record (archived)
• Alon Hazan – Israel Football Association national team player details
• Alon Hazan – Israel Football Association league player details