Motti Ivanir

Motti Ivanir (Hebrew: מוטי איוניר; born March 18, 1964) is a former footballer mostly known for his time in Maccabi Tel Aviv, being the first Israeli to play in the Eredivisie and representing Israel at the national level.^[1] Ivanir now works as a manager, is currently managing Hapoel Nof HaGalil at Liga Leumit.

Motti Ivanir

Personal information
Full name	Mordechai Ivanir
Date of birth	(1964-03-18) March 18, 1964 (age 61)
Place of birth	Tel Aviv, Israel
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Hapoel Nof HaGalil
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1981–1986	Maccabi Tel Aviv	162	(33)
1986–1988	Roda JC	27	(3)
1988–1990	Maccabi Tel Aviv	65	(10)
1990–1991	Maccabi Netanya	22	(10)
1991–1992	Bnei Yehuda	29	(11)
1992	Hapoel Haifa	12	(2)
1992–1993	Hapoel Petah Tikva	17	(1)
1993–1994	Ironi Ashdod	29	(3)
1994–1995	Shimshon Tel Aviv	21	(3)
1995–1996	Tzafririm Holon	7	(0)
International career
1986–1992	Israel	18	(1)
Managerial career
1997–1999	Beitar Be'er Sheva
1999	Maccabi Netanya
2000	Hapoel Be'er Sheva
2000–2001	Hapoel Kfar Saba
2001–2002	Hapoel Ramat Gan
2002	Hakoah Ramat Gan
2002–2003	Beitar Be'er Sheva
2003–2006	Hapoel Nazareth Illit
2006–2008	Israel U17
2008–2010	Israel U21
2011	Maccabi Tel Aviv
2013–2014	Hapoel Be'er Sheva (youth)
2016	Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona
2017	Hapoel Tel Aviv
2017–2018	FK Olympia Prague
2019	Maccabi Ahi Nazareth
2019–2020	Hapoel Ashkelon
2020–2021	Hapoel Umm al-Fahm
2021–2022	Hapoel Umm al-Fahm
2023	Hapoel Nof HaGalil
2024–	Hapoel Nof HaGalil
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career

Club

Ivanir became the first professional Israeli footballer in the Netherlands when he joined Roda JC in 1986.^[2]

International

He made his senior debut for Israel in a January 1986 friendly match against Finland and has earned a total of18 caps, scoring 1 goal. His final international was an April 1992 friendly against Iceland.^[3]

Honours

As a Player

• Israel State Cup:
  • Winner (1): 1988
• Toto Cup:
  • Winner (1): 1991–92
• Israeli Premier League:
  • Runner-up (1): 1991-92

As a Manager

• Liga Leumit:
  • Runner-up (1): 2003–04