Ran Ben Shimon

Ran Ben-Shimon
Ben-Shimon as the manager of Beitar Jerusalem in 2016
Personal information
Full name Ran Ben-Shimon
Date of birth (1970-11-28) 28 November 1970
Place of birth Petah Tikva, Israel
Position(s) center-back
Team information
Current team
Israel (manager)
Youth career
Maccabi Petah Tikva
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1987–1995 Maccabi Petah Tikva 170 (9)
1995–2001 Hapoel Haifa 183 (12)
2001–2002 Hapoel Petah Tikva 30 (3)
2002–2003 Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv 21 (2)
International career
1986–1987 Israel U16 5 (1)
1990 Israel U21 1 (0)
1992–1999 Israel 34 (0)
Managerial career
2003–2005 Maccabi Tel Aviv (youth team)
2006 Hapoel Haifa
2006–2008 Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona
2008 Maccabi Tel Aviv
2009–2012 Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona
2012–2013 AEK Larnaca
2013–2014 Hapoel Tel Aviv
2014–2016 Maccabi Petah Tikva
2016–2017 Beitar Jerusalem
2017 F.C. Ashdod
2017–2019 Cyprus
2020–2023 F.C. Ashdod
2023–2024 AEK Larnaca
2024– Israel
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ran Ben-Shimon (Hebrew: רן בן-שמעון; born 28 November 1970) is a former Israeli football player and current manager, who serves as the head-coach of the Israel national team.

As a footballer, he has played as a center-back.