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Daniel Levy
Born	Daniel Levy 8 February 1962 (1962-02-08) (age 47) Essex, England
Nationality	British
Occupation	Businessman
Known for	ENIC International Ltd, Tottenham Hotspur

Daniel Levy (born 8 February 1962 in Essex) has been chairman of Premier League football club Tottenham Hotspur since 2001. Levy is married, with 4 children, with Josh (19) the eldest. He has a First Class Honours degree from Cambridge University in Land Economy.

Contents 1 Career 1.1 Tottenham Hotspur 1.1.1 New Stadium Plans 2 References 3 External links

[edit] Career

He is managing director of ENIC International Ltd, an investment company, sports, entertainment and media group, and replaced Sir Alan Sugar as chairman of Tottenham in February 2001 after ENIC bought a controlling stake in the club. ENIC is controlled by Joseph Lewis Levy was formerly a director of the Scottish football club Rangers, in which ENIC held a significant stake. ENIC has also in the past held stakes in other European football clubs including Slavia Prague and Vicenza as well as non-football companies such as Warner Bros.

[edit] Tottenham Hotspur

His reign has seen a succession of managers (Graham, Hoddle, Pleat and Santini). With Martin Jol as manager, Spurs finishing fifth in the Premier League, (their highest position since its inception) and the club qualified for the UEFA Cup. A feat they repeated again the following season. However Levy's decision to sack Martin Jol after a poor start to the 2007/2008 season, when many of the players appeared to be unfit, was widely regarded^[who?] as a rash move.

Following this, many fans^[who?] became very concerned at the possible political undercurrents within the club and Levy's style of management. The appointment of a new management team, including the highly regarded Juande Ramos as head coach resulted in some short-lived optimism amongst the fans^[who?]. On the 24th February 2008, Tottenham beat Chelsea 2-1 at Wembley in the 2008 Football League Cup Final to win their first trophy in nine years and gain automatic qualifaction for the UEFA cup. However following this victory Spurs's league form took a disastrous turn which culminated in their worst ever start to a season in 2008/09.

In the late hours of October 25 2008, Daniel Levy took the decision to sack Damien Comolli, Sporting Director, Juande Ramos, Head Coach and First Team Coaches, Marcos Álvarez‎ and Gus Poyet and appoint Harry Redknapp as the new Head Coach of Tottenham Hotspur.

The move ultimately proved successful, as a dramatic upturn in Spurs' form on the pitch saw them steadily climb out of relegation to eventually finish 8th.

[edit] New Stadium Plans

Daniel Levy has had plans for a new stadium for Tottenham Hotspur. He intends to build it near the current stadium, White Hart Lane and it will hold 56,264 spectators.^[1] The new stadium will also include leisure areas, public spaces, a museum, restaurants, shops and apartments. The builders will be the Northumberland Development Project who will start work on the new stadium soon.^[2]

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Daniel Levy hails Spurs finances
• Standard hits back at Spurs ban

Business positions
Preceded by Sir Alan Sugar	Tottenham Hotspur F.C. chairman 2001–present	Incumbent