Shimon Ratner

Shimon Ratner
Personal information
Full name	Shimon Ratner Leumi
Date of birth	26 July 1898
Place of birth	Kraków, Poland
Date of death	21 January 1964 (aged 65)
Place of death	Petah Tikva, Israel
Senior career*
Years	Team
	Hakoah Vienna
	Maccabi Tel Aviv
	Maccabi Petah Tikva
Managerial career
	Maccabi Tel Aviv
	Maccabi Petah Tikva
1934	British Mandate for Palestine
	Hapoel Petah Tikva
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Shimon Ratner (Hebrew: שמעון רוטנר; 26 July 1898 – 21 January 1964), 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 team in 1934,^[1] taking control of them for their first ever match during the 1934 FIFA World Cup qualification campaign.^[2]

Biography

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 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]