Shlomo Levi

Shlomo Levi
	Shlomo Levi for Maccabi Haifa F.C.
Personal information
Full name	Shlomo Levi
Date of birth	1 June 1934
Date of death	1 May 2003 (aged 68)
Place of death	Israel
Position(s)	Striker
Youth career
1947–1949	Maccabi Tel Aviv
Senior career*
Years	Team
1954–1955	Hakoah Tel Aviv
1955–1958	Maccabi Haifa
1959–1962	Hapoel Haifa
1962–1965	Hapoel Ramat Gan
1966–1968	Maccabi Hadera
1969	Montreal Hakoah
1970–1971	Montreal Superga
International career
1960–1964	Israel
Managerial career
1972–1973	Hapoel Kafr Qasim
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Shlomo Levi (Hebrew: שלמה לוי) was an Israeli footballer, who played for Maccabi Haifa, Hapoel Haifa and Hapoel Ramat Gan, among others, and for Israel

Career

League football

Levi played youth football for Maccabi Tel Aviv from the age of 13. When he was 15 he sustained an injury during play and was told to quit football for life.^[1] While in army service, Levi participated in IDF Chief of Staff cup, which led to signing with Hakoah Tel Aviv.

In 1955, Levi transferred to Maccabi Haifa,^[2] where he played until 1958, at which point Levi put himself in "quarantine", a period of 12 months away from football after which he would be a free agent.^[3] At the end of the year, Levi signed with Hapoel Haifa,^[1] With whom Levi was the league's joint-top scorer in 1960–61 and 1961–62.

In 1963, Levi transferred to Hapoel Ramat Gan, which played in the second division. The club topped the league that season and won promotion to Liga Leumit. The following season, the club won the championship, with Levi being the top scorer for the club, with 14 goals.^[4] In 1966, Levi was released, on his request from Hapoel Ramat Gan, and at first signed with Hapoel Kfar Saba,^[5] but a few days later signed with Maccabi Hadera.^[6]

In 1968, Levi immigrated to Canada, where he stayed for four years, playing in the Canadian National Soccer League with local teams Montreal Hakoah and Superga,^[1] with whom he won the Quebec cup competition.^[7]^[8] Levi returned to Israel in 1972 and tried his hand in coaching at Hapoel Kafr Qasim, but retired from football after the season ended.

National team

Levi was part of the Israel team in the 1957 Maccabiah Games, which won the gold medal,^[9] scoring 7 goals. Levi was called to the national team ahead of the 1960 AFC Asian Cup and played his debut with the team in the first match of the tournament, against South Korea. Levi scored his first goal for the national team in the tournament's second match, against South Vietnam and added another goal in Israel's final match against the Republic of China, which secured Israel second place for the tournament.

Levi took part in Israel's campaign during 1962 World Cup qualification, scoring a hat-trick against Cyprus. In 1964, Levi was part of the squad for the 1964 AFC Asian Cup, as Israel won the tournament.

Career statistics

International goals

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	19 October 1960	Hyochang Stadium, Seoul, South Korea	South Vietnam	5–1	Won	1960 AFC Asian Cup
2.	23 October 1960	Hyochang Stadium, Seoul, South Korea	Republic of China	1–0	Won	1960 AFC Asian Cup
3.	27 November 1960	National Stadium, Ramat Gan, Israel	Cyprus	6–1	Won	1962 World Cup qual.
4.	27 November 1960	National Stadium, Ramat Gan, Israel	Cyprus	6–1	Won	1962 World Cup qual.
5.	27 November 1960	National Stadium, Ramat Gan, Israel	Cyprus	6–1	Won	1962 World Cup qual.
6.	9 November 1961	Elland Road, Leeds, England	England U23	7–1	Lost	Friendly
Correct as of 6 October 2015^[10]