Amir Schelach
Amir Schelach (Hebrew: אמיר שלח; born 11 July 1970) is a former Israeli footballer who represented the Israel national football team 85 times.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Amir Schelach | ||
| Date of birth | July 11, 1970 | ||
| Place of birth | Tel Aviv, Israel | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| 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) |
| National team | |||
| 1992–2001 | Israel | 85 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2007 | Maccabi Netanya (assistant manager) | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Honours
- Israeli Premier League (3):
- 1991-92, 1994-95, 1995-96
- Israel State Cup (3):
- 1994, 1996, 2001
- Toto Cup (1):
- 1992-93
Personal life
Amir's parents were both basketball players, his father is Shimon "Zinga" Shelah, 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 Itzhak Shum.
These days Amir is working in architecture and design with Idan Shum.
External links
- Amir Schelach – Israel Football Association national team player details
- Amir Schelach at National-Football-Teams.com
| Sporting positions | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Nir Klinger |
Israel national football team captain 1994–1997 |
Succeeded by Tal Banin |