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] Ratner was born in Kraków, Poland, to a Jewish family.
[3] In 1920 Ratner emigrated to Mandatory Palestine, where he joined Maccabi Tel Aviv, later also acting as the club's manager.
[3] In 1934, Ratner was appointed as manager of the Mandatory Palestine national team for its campaign in the 1934 FIFA World Cup qualification.
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