Facts: - managerclubs: maccabi ironi kiryat shmona maccabi tel aviv ironi kiryat shmona aek tel larnaca hapoel tel aviv maccabi petah tikva aviv -lrb- youth team -rrb- hapoel haifa - caps: 170 183 30 21 - nationalyears: 1992 -- 2000 - youthclubs: maccabi petah tikva - birth date: 28 november 1970 - clubs: maccabi yehuda petah tikva hapoel haifa hapoel petah tikva bnei - nationalcaps: 34 - nationalgoals: 0 - name: ran ben shimon - nationalteam: israel - birth place: petah tikva , israel - position: defender - fullname: ran ben shimon - image size: 200px - manageryears: 2003 2008 2009 -- 2012 2012 -- 2013 2013 -- 2014 -- 2014 -- 2005 2005 -- 2006 2006 -- 2008 - years: 1995 -- 2001 2001 -- 2002 2002 -- 2003 - image: ran ben shimon.jpg - goals: 9 12 3 2 Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of ran ben shimon .
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ran ben shimon -lrb- ; born 28 november 1970 -rrb- is a former israeli football player and works as a manager in maccabi petah tikva .