Ori Uzan

Ori Uzan

Uzan in 2005
Personal information
Full name	Ori Uzan
Date of birth	(1978-12-27) December 27, 1978 (age 46)
Place of birth	Netanya, Israel
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	Beitar Jerusalem (assistant manager)
Youth career
1991–1997	Maccabi Netanya
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1997–2004	Maccabi Netanya	179	(8)
2004–2006	Maccabi Haifa	16	(0)
2005–2006	→ Hapoel Petah Tikva (loan)	16	(1)
2006–2007	Maccabi Netanya	32	(1)
2007–2008	Hapoel Kfar Saba	33	(1)
2008–2009	Hapoel Petah Tikva	33	(4)
2009–2010	F.C. Ashdod	10	(0)
2010–2012	Maccabi Petah Tikva	69	(4)
International career^‡
2003–2004	Israel	4	(0)
Managerial career
2012–2014	Maccabi Haifa (assistant manager)
2014–2015	Beitar Jerusalem (assistant manager)
2015	Hapoel Petah Tikva (assistant manager)
2015-2016	Maccabi Tel Aviv (U-17 team)
2016-2018	Maccabi Petah Tikva (youth)
2018-	Hapoel Tel Aviv (youth)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 May 2010 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 February 2007

Ori Uzan (Hebrew: אורי אוזן) (born 27 December 1978) is a former Israeli football player, and currently a football manager and broadcaster.

Early life

Uzan was born in Netanya, Israel, to a Tunisian Jewish family.[1]

Career

He was born in Netanya, started playing in the youth department of Maccabi Netanya and played for several years in the club until he left to Maccabi Haifa at the end of the 2003–04 season.

In his first season, he captured a place in the opening squad but at the second year he was loaned to Hapoel Petah Tikva where he played at the second half of 2005–06 season.

In the summer of 2006 Uzen returned to Maccabi Netanya but left after one season since he had a few problems with his contract. He then signed in Hapoel Kfar Saba for three seasons but played only one season after the team was relegated to Liga Leumit. In July 2008 he moved to Hapoel Petah Tikva for the second time in his career after he played in the team on loan in the 2005–06 season.

He retired in the end of the 2011–12 season after an injury in the spine.

Career statistics in the Israeli Premier League

Season	Club	League			Cups			Europe
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1999-00	Maccabi Netanya	Israeli Premier League	27	0	0	0	0	0	27	0
2000-01			34	1	0	0	0	0	34	1
2001–02			30	1	4	0	0	0	34	1
2002–03			32	3	10	2	0	0	42	5
2003–04			31	3	11	2	0	0	42	5
2004–05	Maccabi Haifa		16	0	5	0	4	0	25	0
2005–06	Hapoel Petach Tikva		16	1	?	?	0	0	16	1
2006-07	Maccabi Netanya		32	1	8	0	0	0	40	0
2007-08	Hapoel Kfar Saba		35	1	3	0	0	0	38	1
2008-09	Hapoel Petach Tikva		33	4	6	0	0	0	39	3
2009-10	F.C. Ashdod		10	0	4	0	0	0	14	0
2009-10	Maccabi Petah Tikva		17	0	3	0	0	0	20	0
2010-11			26	4	4	0	0	0	30	4
2011-12			26	0	5	2	0	0	31	2
Career total			365	19	63	6	4	0	432	25

Honours

• Israeli Second Division:
  • Winner (1): 1998-99
• Israeli Premier League:
  • Winner (1): 2004-05
  • Runner-up (1): 2006-07

References

1. "Maccabi & Hapoel Under-17 squads come together for Passover". 18 April 2016.

External links

• (in Hebrew) Profile and biography of Ori Uzan on Maccabi Haifa's official website
• (in Hebrew) Profile and statistics of Ori Uzan on One.co.il