Israel Halivner (; 10 January 1928Celebrating Davar, 9 January 1972, Historical Jewish Press -11 December 2013) was a former Israeli footballer, who played for Maccabi Tel Aviv, and football manager. He was the head coach of Maccabi Tel Aviv when the club won its second Asian Club Championship.Asian Football Champion, Maccabi Tel Aviv, Returned Yesterday… Davar, 6 April 1971, Historical Jewish Press
Career Playing career Halivner joined Maccabi Tel Aviv at the age of 12, and won four championships and two cups during the 1950s. In 1957, Halivner moved to Maccabi Ramat Gan, where he served as coach as well as playing. In 1958, at the age of 30, Halivner retired from active play and returned to Maccabi Tel Aviv, to serve as coach for the youth team.
Managerial career In 1962, as Halivner was still coaching Maccabi Tel Aviv's youth team, the club board decided to sack coach Ignác Molnár and to install Halivner as coach for the senior team.Molnár Deposed from Maccabi Tel Aviv Herut, 20 March 1962, Historical Jewish Press Halivner stayed as head coach until the end of the season,Stankovic to Coach Maccabi Tel Aviv Herut, 24 June 1962, Historical Jewish Press saved the team from relegation and coached the team in the cup final, losing to Maccabi Haifa in a replay.
Halivner next took managerial positions in Maccabi Sha'arayimMovements Among the Coaches and Players in Football Ma'ariv, 17 July 1962, Historical Jewish Press (where he led the team to promotion to Liga Leumit), Bnei Yehuda8 Foreign Managers Will Coach in Liga Leumit Next Season Ma'ariv, 14 July 1964 Historical Jewish Press, Bnei Yehuda and Halivner – Separated Yair Stern, Ma'ariv, 21 December 1964, Historical Jewish Press and Maccabi Haifa,Spasov Deposed, Halivner in His Place, Yehuda Goren, Ma'ariv, 13 April 1965, Historical Jewish Press before returning to Maccabi Tel Aviv as head coach for at the beginning of the double season.Halivner- Coaching Maccabi T.A. a First Rate Challenge for Me Ma'ariv, 20 October 1966, Historical Jewish Press The club won the championship and qualified to the Asian Club Championship, but Halivner moved on to coach Beitar Jerusalem.I See Players Who Are Out of Shape Ma'ariv, 1 January 1969, Historical Jewish Press In 1970 Halivner returned to Maccabi Tel AvivHalivner Signed With Maccabi T.A. Ma'ariv, 4 May 1970, Historical Jewish Press and guided the club to its second Asian Club Championship title,I Believe That Maccabi T.A. Will Rise in Bangkok Tournament, Ma'ariv, 15 March 1971, Historical Jewish Press as well as its 14th cup (as the previous season's cup played out in the first half of the season). However, poor results in the league and the new cup competition led Halivner to leave the post. Halivner coached Shimshon Tel Aviv,Halivner Was Allowed to Arrive Late to the Coaches Meeting With Shmilo Davar, 17 December 1972, Historical Jewish Press Beitar Jerusalem and Hapoel Jerusalem, but late retired from coaching altogether to concentrate on running his family's travel agency business.
Honours As player League Championship (4): 1949–50, 1951–52, 1953–54, 1955–56 Israel State Cup (2): 1954, 1955
As Manager Asian Club Championship (1): 1971 League Championship (1): Liga Leumit Israel State Cup (1): 1970
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