Amir Schelach

Amir Shelach
Personal information
Date of birth (1970-07-11) 11 July 1970
Place of birth Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel
Position(s) Right-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

Amir Shelach[1] (Hebrew: אמיר שלח; born (1970-07-11)11 July 1970) is an Israeli former professional footballer who played as a right-back.[2][3] He was capped 85 times for the Israel national team, from the early 1990s to the early 2000s; and the current co-assistant manager of Israel.[4]

Early and personal life

Amir's parents were both basketball players: His father is Shimon Shelah, a 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 four 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.

Honours

Maccabi Tel Aviv

References

  1. ^ https://amirshelach.co.il/press/
  2. ^ Amir Schelach at WorldFootball.net
  3. ^ Amir Schelach at National-Football-Teams.com
  4. ^ "One: אמיר שלח". www.one.co.il. Archived from the original on 7 March 2016. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  5. ^ https://www.football.org.il/en/players/player/?player_id=66289
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