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Ran made his debut in Haifa's senior team in the 1981–82 season at the age of 17 in a match against
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title in its history, conceding only 28 goals. In Ran's second season he was already established as one of
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for his perseverance and diligence in training, as well as his good manners and social character - which earned him a social status of loud and sympathetic off the pitch.
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