He played as a forward or attacking midfielder for Beitar Jerusalem, KV Mechelen, S.C. Braga, and the Israel national football team, who is considered one of Israel's finest footballers,[1] occasionally was dubbed "King Ohana" by fans and local news outlets.

[2] He managed Beitar Jerusalem, Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv, Maccabi Petah Tikva, Hapoel Kfar Saba, the Israel national under-19 football team, the seniors' Israel national football team (interim).

[citation needed] Ohana was born and raised in Jerusalem, Israel, to an Israeli family of both Sephardi Jewish and Mizrahi Jewish (Moroccan-Jewish) descent, who has immigrated to Israel in 1955, and resided in the Jerusalemite neighbourhood of Kiryat HaYovel.

His father, a Masorti Jew, was initially opposed but allowed him to join on the condition that he attends synagogue before practice every Saturday (Shabbat).

In 1986, Ohana joined Australian club Sydney City on a short-term loan, in which he played five matches.

[3] Despite his success in Europe, Ohana returned home to sign again with Beitar, which was then playing in the Liga Artzit (Nationwide League).

[3] Ohana secured himself a place in Israeli football history when the national team was in a crucial FIFA World Cup qualifier against Australia in 1989.

Minutes before the game began, Ohana and the two other legionnaires of the Israeli team, Ronny Rosenthal and Shalom Tikva, realized that their insurance had not been arranged as promised, and they refused to go onto the pitch.

After leading his childhood club to a sixth place league finish and cup final, he left for Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv but resigned after they were relegated to the Liga Leumit.

After seven matches in charge of Maccabi Petah Tikva in 2001, he was fired and rejoined Bnei Yehuda, the club he had led to relegation the year before.

He returned to management with Hapoel Kfar Saba and saved them from relegation, for which he earned Coach of the Year.

At the end of 2007-08 Israeli Premier League Ohana was relegated with Hapoel Kfar Saba to Liga Leumit despite their having won the last game of the season.

[8] In 2010, Dror Kashtan, the coach of the Israel national football team quit from his position, and Ohana was made the caretaker.