11 Facts About Shlomo Levi

Shlomo Levi was an Israeli footballer, who played for Maccabi Haifa, Hapoel Haifa and Hapoel Ramat Gan, among others, and for Israel.

In 1955, Shlomo Levi transferred to Maccabi Haifa, where he played until 1958, at which point Shlomo Levi put himself in "quarantine", a period of 12 months away from football after which he would be a free agent.

In 1963, Shlomo Levi transferred to Hapoel Ramat Gan, which played in the second division.

In 1966, Shlomo Levi was released, on his request from Hapoel Ramat Gan, and at first signed with Hapoel Kfar Saba, but a few days later signed with Maccabi Hadera.

In 1968, Shlomo Levi immigrated to Canada, where he stayed for four years, playing in the Canadian National Soccer League with local teams Montreal Hakoah and Superga, with whom he won the Quebec cup competition.

Shlomo Levi returned to Israel in 1972 and tried his hand in coaching at Hapoel Kafr Qasim, but retired from football after the season ended.

Shlomo Levi was part of the Israel team in the 1957 Maccabiah Games, which won the gold medal, scoring 7 goals.

Shlomo 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.

Shlomo 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.

Shlomo Levi took part in Israel's campaign during 1962 World Cup qualification, scoring a hat-trick against Cyprus.

In 1964, Shlomo Levi was part of the squad for the 1964 AFC Asian Cup, as Israel won the tournament.