Shimon Ratner (Hebrew: שמעון רוטנר), also known as Shimon Leumi (Hebrew: שמעון לאומי), and by the nickname "Lumek" (Hebrew: לומק) was a Polish-born football player and coach, who coached the Mandatory Palestine national football team in 1934,[1] taking control of them for their first ever match during the 1934 FIFA World Cup qualification campaign.[2]
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Shimon Ratner Leumi | ||
Date of birth | (1898-07-26)26 July 1898 | ||
Place of birth | Kraków, Poland | ||
Date of death | 21 January 1964(1964-01-21) (aged 65) | ||
Place of death | Petah Tikva, Israel | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Hakoah Vienna | |||
Maccabi Tel Aviv | |||
Maccabi Petah Tikva | |||
Teams managed | |||
Maccabi Tel Aviv | |||
Maccabi Petah Tikva | |||
1934 | British Mandate for Palestine | ||
Hapoel Petah Tikva | |||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Ratner was born in Kraków, Poland, to a Jewish family. He emigrated to Vienna in 1914, where he joined Hakoah Vienna.[3] In 1920 Ratner emigrated to Mandatory Palestine, where he joined Maccabi Tel Aviv, later also acting as the club's manager. In 1928 Ratner moved to Maccabi Avshalom Petah Tikva,[4] and later to Hapoel Petah Tikva, where he stayed, in several functions, including as club manager, until 1954.[3] In 1934, Ratner was appointed as manager of the Mandatory Palestine national football team for its campaign in the 1934 FIFA World Cup qualification.[5] After the campaign, which lasted two matches, Ratner stepped down. Ratner, who hebraized his last name to Leumi, died on 21 January 1964.[3][6]
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