Amir Shelach[1][2] (or Amir Shelah,[3] Hebrew: אמיר שלח; born July 11, 1970) is an Israeli former footballer who had played and capped for the Israel national football team 85 times, from the early 1990s to the early 2000s; and the current co-assistant manager of the Israel.[4]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Amir Shelach | ||
| Date of birth | July 11, 1970 | ||
| Place of birth | Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel | ||
| Position(s) | Defender, centre-back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1989–1990 | Maccabi Herzliya | ||
| 1990–1998 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 199 | (2) |
| 1998–1999 | Beitar Jerusalem | 29 | (1) |
| 1999–2000 | Hapoel Haifa | 27 | (0) |
| 2000–2002 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 35 | (0) |
| 2002–2004 | Maccabi Netanya | 58 | (0) |
| Total | 348 | (3) | |
| International career | |||
| 1992–2001 | Israel | 85 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2007 | Maccabi Netanya (assistant-manager) | ||
| 2024– | Israel (assistant-manager) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Honours
edit- Israeli Premier League (3):
- Israel State Cup (3):
- 1994, 1996, 2001
- Toto Cup (1):
- 1992-93
Early and personal life
editAmir's parents were both basketball players, his father is Shimon "Chinge" Shelach, a legendary player and coach in Hapoel Tel Aviv who in 1960 took the Israeli Basketball championship as the head coach of Hapoel. Shimon was also capped 21 times for the Israel national basketball team and in 1965 was appointed as the head coach of the Israel national basketball team and under his guidance Israel qualified to 4 consecutive EuroBasket and finally in 1971 he left the national team.
Amir was married to Adi Shum, the daughter of Israeli former footballer and manager Itzhak Shum. Their son is Israeli Liga Leumit footballer Tom Shelach.[5]
These days Amir is working in architecture and design with his brother-in-law Idan Shum.
References
edit- ^ https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/14075/Amir_Shelach.html
- ^ https://amirshelach.co.il/press/
- ^ https://www.footballdatabase.eu/en/player/details/16170-amir-shelah
- ^ "One: אמיר שלח". www.one.co.il. Archived from the original on 7 March 2016. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
- ^ https://www.football.org.il/en/players/player/?player_id=66289
External links
edit- Amir Schelach – Israel Football Association national team player details
- Amir Schelach at National-Football-Teams.com
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