Shimon Ratner

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]

Shimon Ratner
Personal information
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
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Biography

Ratner was born in Kraków, Poland, and 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]

References
  1. "Palestine National Team Coaches". RSSSF.
  2. "Palestine - International Results - Details". RSSSF.
  3. Shimon Lumek Is Gone (page 1) Hadshot HaSport, 22 January 1964, archive.football.org.il (in Hebrew)
  4. In Sport Davar, 8 November 1928, Historical Jewish Press (in Hebrew)
  5. World Cup Qualifications – The First Attempt Goldberg, Asher, 30 June 2002, haaretz.co.il (in Hebrew)
  6. Shimon Leumi (Lumek) - Is Gone Maariv, 22 January 1964, Historical Jewish Press (in Hebrew)


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