| Alon Hazan | |
| Fullname: | Alon Hazan |
| Height: | 1.85 m |
| Birth Date: | 14 September 1967 |
| Birth Place: | Ashdod, Israel |
| Currentclub: | Israel (manager) |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Youthyears1: | 1983–1984 |
| Youthclubs1: | Hapoel Ashdod |
| Youthyears2: | 1984–1985 |
| Youthclubs2: | Hapoel Petah Tikva |
| Years1: | 1984–1989 |
| Caps1: | 98 |
| Goals1: | 12 |
| Years2: | 1989–1990 |
| Clubs2: | Hapoel Ashdod |
| Caps2: | 24 |
| Goals2: | 7 |
| Years3: | 1990–1992 |
| Caps3: | 78 |
| Goals3: | 9 |
| Years4: | 1992–1996 |
| Clubs4: | Maccabi Haifa |
| Caps4: | 119 |
| Goals4: | 20 |
| Years5: | 1996–1997 |
| Caps5: | 23 |
| Goals5: | 3 |
| Years6: | 1997–1998 |
| Caps6: | 20 |
| Goals6: | 2 |
| Years7: | 1998–1999 |
| Clubs7: | Watford |
| Caps7: | 32 |
| Goals7: | 2 |
| Years8: | 1999–2004 |
| Clubs8: | F.C. Ashdod |
| Caps8: | 151 |
| Goals8: | 20 |
| Totalcaps: | 54 |
| Totalgoals: | 77 |
| Nationalyears1: | 1990–2000 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 72 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 5 |
| Manageryears1: | 2006–2008 |
| Managerclubs1: | F.C. Ashdod |
| Manageryears2: | 2008–2010 |
| Managerclubs2: | Israel U-16 |
| Manageryears3: | 2010 |
| Managerclubs3: | Maccabi Tel Aviv (youth) |
| Manageryears4: | 2010–2018 |
| Managerclubs4: | Israel U-17 |
| Manageryears5: | 2016 |
| Managerclubs5: | Israel (caretaker) |
| Manageryears6: | 2018 |
| Managerclubs6: | Israel (caretaker) |
| Manageryears7: | 2018–2020 |
| Managerclubs7: | Israel (assistant) |
| Manageryears8: | 2020–2021 |
| Managerclubs8: | Israel (caretaker) |
| Manageryears9: | 2021–2022 |
| Managerclubs9: | Israel U-21 |
| Manageryears10: | 2022–2024 |
Alon Hazan (Hebrew: אלון חזן; born 14 September 1967) is an Israeli former footballer and manager As a player, he played as a midfielder.
Alon Hazan was raised in Ashdod, Israel, to an observant Masorti Jewish family.[1]
Outside of football he studied for a degree in politics.[2] [3]
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.[4] [5] He turned home to Israel, for personal reasons, before he could play a part in the top tier of English football.[6]
As a football player, Hazan capped 72 times and scored 5 goals for the senior Israel, between 1990 and 2000..
As of 8 May 2022, Hazan is the official national head coach who manages the senior Israel national team.[7]