Haim Levin

Haim Levin (Hebrew: חיים לוין; 3 March 1937 – 21 April 2024) was an Israeli football goalkeeper who played for Maccabi Tel Aviv and the Israel national team in the 1960s.^[2]

Haim Levin

Personal information
Date of birth	(1937-03-03)3 March 1937
Place of birth	Petah Tikva, Mandatory Palestine
Date of death	21 April 2024(2024-04-21) (aged 87)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1954–1957	Hapoel Petah Tikva	5	(0)
1955–1956	→ Hapoel Kfar Saba (loan)
1957	Hapoel Hadera
1957–1960	Maccabi Haifa	53	(0)
1960–1969	Maccabi Tel Aviv
1969–1971	Beitar Jerusalem
1971–1972	Maccabi Netanya
1973–1976	Hapoel Jerusalem
International career
1963–1969	Israel[1]	22	(0)
Medal record Men's football Representing  Israel AFC Asian Cup 1964 Israel Team 1968 Iran Team
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Levin played for Maccabi Haifa in the late 1950s, playing 56 matches.^[3] He was elected Israeli Footballer of the Year in 1965.^[3] He left Maccabi Tel Aviv in 1969 and went on to play for Beitar Jerusalem, Maccabi Netanya, and Hapoel Jerusalem.^[3]

Levin made 22 appearances in the Israel national team and participated in the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico.^[3]

In the 1980s Levin returned to former club Maccabi Haifa, working as a goalkeeper coach in the senior team and the youth department.^[3]

Death

Levin died on 21 April 2024, at the age of 87.^[3] He had four daughters.^[3]

Honours

Maccabi Tel Aviv

• Israeli championships: 1966–68
• State Cup: 1963–64, 1964–65, 1966–67
• Asian Club Championship: 1968–69
• Israeli Supercup: 1964–65 (shared cup with Hakoah Ramat Gan), 1967–68

Individual

• Israeli Footballer of the Year: 1965^[3]