Shavit Elimelech
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| Shavit Elimelech | ||
| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | Shavit Elimelech | |
| Date of birth | September 7, 1971 (age 35) | |
| Place of birth |  , Israel |
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| Playing position | Goalkeeper | |
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| Current club | Hapoel Tel Aviv |
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| Number | 1 | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1988 - 1992 1992 - 1996 1996 - |
Maccabi Tel Aviv Ironi Rishon leZion Hapoel Tel Aviv |
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| National team | ||
| 1999 - | Israel |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Shavit Elimelech (Hebrew: שביט אלימלך, born September 7, 1971) is an Israeli soccer goalkeeper.
He started playing in the Maccabi Tel Aviv Youth League. His first game took place in 1988-89 in a game beetween Maccabi Tel-Aviv FC and Hapoel Jerusalem F.C.. From 1988 to 1992 he played for Maccabi Tel-Aviv's first team. In 1992 he transferred to Ironi Rishon leZion's football club and reached the final of the National Cup with this team in 1995-96.
At the end of the 1996 season Elimelech moved to Hapoel Tel Aviv where he plays to this day. With Hapoel Tel-Aviv he won three National Cups in (1999, 2000, 2006), one Championship in (2000) and one Toto Cup in (2002). Hapoel also reached the quarter final of the UEFA Cup whilst Elimelech was in goal displaying impressive reflexes and shot stopping abilities in these European games.
His first game for the Israel national football team was on January 18, 1999 in a friendly match between Israel and Estonia which Israel won 7-0.
| Hapoel Tel Aviv F.C. - Current Squad |
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1 Elimelech | 3 Hen | 6 Natcho | 7 Wellington | 8 Abuksis | 9 Dego | 10 Badir | 11 Barda | 12 Bondar | 14 Vermout | 13 Neira | 15 Tuama | 18 Abutbul | 19 De Bruno | 20 Antebi | 21 Perez | 22 Ben Sha'anan | 24 Ogbonna | 26 Páez | 27 Jolić | 31 Duani | 33 Abarbanel | Manager: Levin |
