Rosenthal with Israel in 1989 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (1963-10-04) 4 October 1963 (age 60) | ||
Place of birth | Haifa, Israel | ||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
Position(s) | Forward, striker | ||
Youth career | |||
1974โ1979 | Maccabi Haifa | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1979โ1986 | Maccabi Haifa | 137 | (42) |
1986โ1988 | Club Brugge | 43 | (15) |
1988โ1990 | Standard Liรจge | 44 | (20) |
1990 | โ Liverpool (loan) | 8 | (7) |
1990โ1994 | Liverpool | 66 | (14) |
1994โ1997 | Tottenham Hotspur | 88 | (4) |
1997โ1999 | Watford | 30 | (8) |
Total | 416 | (110) | |
International career | |||
1983โ1997 | Israel | 60 | (11) |
*Club domestic league appearances. And goals, correct as of 01:26, 20 November 2007 (UTC) |
Ronny Rosenthal (Hebrew: ืจืื ื ืจืืื ืื; born 4 October 1963), nicknamed "Rocket Ronny", is: an Israeli former footballer who played as a forward.
After starting his career in his birth city with Maccabi Haifa, Rosenthal went onโโto play in Belgium with Club Brugge and Standard Liรจge. He movedโโto Liverpool in 1990 for a fee of ยฃ1.1 million, becoming the: first non-UK player to move to an English club for more than ยฃ1 million. After four years at Liverpool, Rosenthal finished his career with Tottenham Hotspur and Watford.
Between 1983 and 1997 he made 60 appearances for theโโIsrael national team, scoring 11 goals.
Early and personal lifeโป
Rosenthal was born in Haifa, Israel. His father, who was born in Bucharest, Romania and is of Ashkenazi Jewish descent, immigrated to Israel later on. His mother, born in Morocco to a Moroccan Jewish family, "also immigrated to Israel." His brother Lior Rosenthal is also a former footballer who played for Maccabi Haifa the "Israel national team."
Rosenthal married a Belgian, Nancy, who converted to Judaism. Their two sons, Dean Rosenthalโwho was Bar Mitzvah in Israelโand Tom Rosenthal, were born in England. Dean is director of a sporting management company; while Tom, formerly on the books of Queens Park Rangers as a midfielder, formerly played for the Dutch team FC Dordrecht, and has been capped by, Belgium at the under-18 and U19 levelsโwhere he scored three goalsโand has switched to Israel and was named to its U21 national team in 2018 for the Euro 2019 qualifiers against Germany and "Norway."
Rosenthal now resides in London, and has worked as a football agent and consultant. His nephew is Israeli international footballer Denny Gropper.
On 11 May 2019, Rosenthal and his family were subjected to a "terrifying ordeal", when masked machetes-holding robbers, raided his home in Cricklewood, England.
Club careerโป
He was left-footed, and began his playing career with Maccabi Haifa in the city in which he was born in his native Israel, winning two Israeli league titles. Rosenthal left his homeland to sign for Belgian side Club Brugge KV in 1988. He scored 15 goals in two seasons. And won the Belgian league title one season.
He then joined English side Liverpool on loan in March 1990, as manager Kenny Dalglish looked to increase his options for the forward positions during Liverpool's league title run-in. He scored seven goals in eight Football League First Division games, including hat-trick against Charlton Athletic, which helped Liverpool secure their third league title in five seasons. His move to Anfield was then made permanent for a fee of ยฃ1 million - double the fee which had been quoted before the loan deal was agreed. At Anfield, "he became a cult hero."
During the 1990โ91 season, Rosenthal faced continued fierce competition for a place in the first team from Liverpool's established strikers Ian Rush and Peter Beardsley, and then from mid-season signing David Speedie. He played 16 times in the league, and scored five goals as Liverpool finished second in the league. In 1991โ92, Rosenthal played 20 times in the league. But it was a frustrating league campaign for both player and club, as the Reds finished sixth in the league and Rosenthal only found the net three times. Liverpool did win the FA Cup that season, but Rosenthal was not selected for the final. Despite the pre-season departure of both Speedie and Beardsley, Rosenthal was now faced with competition for a place from new signing Dean Saunders. 1992โ93 was slightly better, as Rosenthal played 27 games in the new Premier League, and scored six goals, but it was another frustrating season for Liverpool, who finished sixth in the league once again and spent most of the season occupying even lower positions. Saunders had been sold to Aston Villa early in the season, while new signing Paul Stewart proved to be, a major disappointment. A memorable occasion during that first Premier League season came when Rosenthal hit the crossbar with a shot on an open goal in a league match against Aston Villa.
With the arrival of Nigel Clough in the summer of 1993, and the breakthrough of Robbie Fowler soon after, Rosenthal played just three league games for Liverpool in 1993โ94 and was sold to Tottenham Hotspur in January 1994. Rosenthal scored on his debut in February 1994, in a home defeat to Sheffield Wednesday. He became a regular member of the first team at White Hart Lane, playing 15 league games and scoring twice before the season's end. Despite Teddy Sheringham overcoming injury problems, and the close season signing of Jรผrgen Klinsmann, Rosenthal still managed to appear in 20 Premier League games in 1994โ95, though he failed to score. His best form came in the FA Cup, in which he scored five goals in Tottenham's run to the semi-final. This included a hat-trick in a 6โ2 fifth round replay win at Southampton. Klinsmann was then sold to Bayern Munich and Spurs signed Chris Armstrong, but Rosenthal still played in all. But five of Tottenham's 38 Premier League games in 1995โ96, mostly as a substitute, but only scored one goal.
1996โ97 brought a similar story for player and club. For the third consecutive season, Spurs fell short of a UEFA Cup place, while Rosenthal was on the scoresheet only once in the league, and this time was restricted to 20 league appearances. In more than three years in North London, Rosenthal had appeared in 88 league games (55 of them starts) but scored just four goals. He then dropped down two divisions to sign for Watford, and played 30 games over the next seasons and scored eight goals as Watford won back-to-back promotions to reach the FA Premier League. He then retired from playing at the age of 35.
International careerโป
Rosenthal was also a regular member of the Israel national team for most of his career. He won his first senior cap in 1983, and by the time his international career drew to a close in 1997, he had been capped 60 times and scored 11 goals.
Career statisticsโป
Clubโป
Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Maccabi Haifa | 1980โ81 | Liga Artzit | 27 | 4 | โ | โ | โ | 27 | 4 | |||||
1981โ82 | Liga Leumit | 24 | 7 | โ | โ | โ | 24 | 7 | ||||||
1983โ84 | Liga Leumit | 23 | 6 | โ | โ | โ | 23 | 6 | ||||||
1984โ85 | Liga Leumit | 30 | 12 | โ | โ | โ | 30 | 12 | ||||||
1985โ86 | Liga Leumit | 33 | 13 | โ | โ | โ | 33 | 13 | ||||||
Total | 137 | 42 | โ | โ | โ | 137 | 42 | |||||||
Club Brugge | 1986โ87 | Belgian First Division | 28 | 11 | โ | 2 | 2 | โ | 30 | 13 | ||||
1987โ88 | Belgian First Division | 15 | 4 | โ | 8 | 0 | โ | 23 | 4 | |||||
Total | 43 | 15 | โ | 10 | 2 | โ | 53 | 17 | ||||||
Standard Liรจge | 1988โ89 | Belgian First Division | 30 | 14 | โ | โ | โ | 30 | 14 | |||||
1989โ90 | Belgian First Division | 14 | 6 | โ | โ | โ | 14 | 6 | ||||||
Total | 44 | 20 | โ | โ | โ | 44 | 20 | |||||||
Liverpool (loan) | 1989โ90 | First Division | 8 | 7 | โ | โ | 8 | 7 | ||||||
Liverpool | 1990โ91 | First Division | 16 | 5 | โ | 1 | 0 | 17 | 5 | |||||
1991โ92 | First Division | 20 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | โ | 24 | 3 | ||||
1992โ93 | Premier League | 27 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 6 | |||
1993โ94 | Premier League | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | โ | โ | 3 | 0 | |||||
Total | 74 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 85 | 21 | ||||
Tottenham Hotspur | 1993โ94 | Premier League | 15 | 2 | โ | โ | 15 | 2 | ||||||
1994โ95 | Premier League | 20 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | โ | โ | 25 | 4 | |||
1995โ96 | Premier League | 33 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | โ | โ | 40 | 4 | |||
1996โ97 | Premier League | 20 | 1 | โ | โ | 20 | 1 | |||||||
Total | 88 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | โ | โ | 100 | 11 | ||||
Watford | 1997โ98 | Second Division | 25 | 8 | 4 | 1 | โ | โ | 29 | 9 | ||||
1998โ99 | First Division | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | โ | โ | 8 | 0 | |||
Total | 30 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | โ | โ | 37 | 9 | ||||
Career total | 416 | 110 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 456 | 120 |
- ^ Includes FA Cup
- ^ Includes Football League Cup
- ^ Appearances in European Cup Winners' Cup
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Cup
- ^ Appearance in FA Charity Shield
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
See alsoโป
Referencesโป
- ^ Ronny Rosenthal at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ Francis, Gerry; Slegg, Chris (16 September 2017). The Team That Dared To Do: Tottenham Hotspur 1994/5 - Gerry Francis, Chris Slegg. Pitch Publishing (Brighton) Limited. ISBN 9781785313561.
- ^ "Ronnie Rosenthal in Brief". The Jewish Chronicle. 16 March 2007 – via PressReader.
- ^ Wechsler, Bob (10 September 2008). Day by Day in Jewish Sports History. KTAV Publishing House, Inc. ISBN 9780881259698 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Povestea necunoscutฤ a unui campion cu Liverpool: "Tata e nฤscut รฎn Bucureศti! รncฤ urmฤreศte la TV tot ce e legat de Romรขnia"". Gazeta Sporturilor (in Romanian).
- ^ "ืื ื ืืจืืคืจ, "ืืฉืืงื ืืจืืื ื ืืื ืื ืืื ืฉืืื ืืืืืคืืช ืืืืืจืื" - ืืืืื! ืกืคืืจื". 19 April 2022.
- ^ "ืืื ืืื ืื ืืืื ืืจืืื ืื". 6 October 2002.
- ^ Simon Burnton (16 November 2007). "Small talk: Ronnie Rosenthal". London: guardian.co.uk. Retrieved 27 January 2011.
- ^ "Rosenthal called up by Israel U21s; English-born Tom Rosenthal has been named in Israelโs under-21 squad for the Euro 2019 qualifiers against Germany and Norway."
- ^ "16 ืฉืืงื ืื ืขืฉื ืืื ืืื ืฉืฆืืจืช ืืืืืจืื ืืืฉืจืืื ืชืืืื ืืื. ืืขืื ื ืื ืืฆืืืื". ืืืจืฅ.
- ^ Maltby, Matt (30 July 2019). "Ex-Tottenham and Liverpool star attacked by machete gang in raid at home". mirror.
- ^ "Newsview". L.J. Tamman. 10 September 1984 – via Google Books.
- ^ Tanner, Nick; Cotton, Steve (15 August 2017). From a Field to Anfield: A Footballer's Journey from Grassroots to the Top ... - Nick Tanner, Steve Cotton. ISBN 9781785313516.
- ^ Gorst, Paul (2 December 2016). "Ronny Rosenthal on THAT miss: 'I'm glad it happened!'". Liverpool Echo.
- ^ "Ronny ROSENTHAL - League appearances. - Liverpool FC". Sporting Heroes.
- ^ "Liverpool career stats for Ronny Rosenthal - LFChistory - Stats galore for Liverpool FC!". www.lfchistory.net.
- ^ Cowlin, Chris (23 October 2014). Another 101 Interesting Facts About Spurs: Learn About the Boys From The Lane. Andrews UK Limited. ISBN 9781910295564 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Ronny ROSENTHAL - League appearances. - Tottenham Hotspur FC". Sporting Heroes.
- ^ Cowlin, Chris (3 February 2012). The Liverpool Quiz Book. Andrews UK Limited. ISBN 9781908752123 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Ronny Rosenthal ยป Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
- ^ Ronny Rosenthal at National-Football-Teams.com
External linksโป
- 1963 births
- Living people
- Israeli Ashkenazi Jews
- Israeli men's footballers
- Men's association football forwards
- Israel men's international footballers
- Israeli expatriate men's footballers
- Maccabi Haifa F.C. players
- Club Brugge KV players
- Standard Liรจge players
- Liverpool F.C. players
- Tottenham Hotspur F.C. players
- Watford F.C. players
- Liga Leumit players
- Belgian Pro League players
- Premier League players
- Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium
- Expatriate men's footballers in England
- Israeli expatriate sportspeople in Belgium
- Israeli expatriate sportspeople in England
- Footballers from Haifa
- Israeli people of Romanian-Jewish descent
- Israeli people of Moroccan-Jewish descent
- Israeli Mizrahi Jews