Alon Hazan (; born 14 September 1967) is an Israeli former footballer and manager. As a player, he played as a midfielder.
Biography Alon Hazan was raised in Ashdod, Israel, to an observant Masorti Jewish family.
Outside of football, he studied for a degree in politics.
Club career Hazan spent most of his playing career in Israel, but did spend 18 months with English club Watford, with whom he achieved two promotions – from Division Two to the English Premier League. In 1999 Hazan scored in the penalty-shootout semi-final play-off against Birmingham City to put Watford into the play-off final against Bolton Wanderers, which they won 2–0 at Wembley, to earn promotion to the Premier League. He returned home to Israel, for personal reasons, before he could play a part in the top tier of English football.
International career As a football player, Hazan capped 72 times and scored 5 goals for the senior Israel, between 1990 and 2000..
Managerial career As of 8 May 2022, Hazan is the official national head coach who manages the senior Israel national team.
Honours Toto Cup: 1985–86, 1989–90, 1990–91, 1993–94 Israel State Cup: 1992, 1993, 1995 Liga Leumit: 1993–94
Watford Football League First Division play-offs: 1999
See also
List of Jewish footballers List of Jews in sports List of Jews in sports (non-players) List of Israelis
Managerial Statistics
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