Even at the age of 36, and far from the spotlight, he is always one of the most interesting people in Israeli football. Eran Levy, a man with great talent in his legs and an even bigger heart, is once again at a crossroads: he finished last season when he led Maccabi Kabilio Jaffa to the national league, but this summer he will again have to look for his way in a new team. In this situation, he came for an interview in an “open field” – and as usual, talked about everything.
“I’m not disappointed,” Levy replied when asked about parting ways with Jaffa after just one season. “I know that in football you don’t know how to appreciate, and you don’t know how to respect, and that’s fine. And it’s not just me – I see it in other players as well, but it’s part of the profession. Face it and I do not worry.”
Also, Levy recalled his toughest moment this season: the injury, which also threatened to end his career. “It took me back six years. It was the hardest night of my life, I just wanted to get up in the morning and go in for an MRI and know what was going on. I was a little more optimistic in the morning than I was on the field, usually when there is a cruciate ligament injury .
Where is he going from here? Levy has a clear direction: “I aim for the top of football. What I have in my legs – I have. I hope it will be a team in the national league, certainly if it is a team in the Premier League. If it does not come, we will focus on first division teams that want to move up. In any case, I will not leave the grass. “
A certain direction suggested during the interview is Hapoel Jerusalem. As you may recall, even before the unification, Levy played in the Hapoel Katamon uniform, but was unable to promote it to the Premier League. “I’m very disappointed that it did not work out,” he said, “it’s a good group with good people I know.”
And maybe the option is at all related to another football legend – Shalom Tikva. “In my opinion, he is the best player in Israeli football,” Levy admitted, “and I wish I could play a quarter of an hour like him. Shalom Tikva did it at a big club like Hapoel Tel Aviv, and if it happens at a big club – I would be happy.”