Shavit Elimelech
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| Shavit Elimelech | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Shavit Elimelech | |
| Date of birth | September 7, 1971 | |
| Place of birth |  , Israel |
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| Playing position | Goalkeeper | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Ironi Kiryat Shmona |
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| Number | 1 | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1988 - 1992 1992 - 1996 1996 - 2007 2007 - |
Maccabi Tel Aviv Ironi Rishon leZion Hapoel Tel Aviv Ironi Kiryat Shmona |
1 (0) 135 (1) 395 (0) 9 (0) |
| National team | ||
| 1999 - | Israel |
4 (0) |
|
1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Shavit Elimelech (Hebrew: שביט אלימלך; born September 7, 1971) is an Israeli football 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. From 1988 to 1992 he played for Maccabi Tel Aviv's first team. In 1992 he transferred to Ironi Rishon LeZion and reached the final of the State Cup with this team in 1995-96.
At the end of the 1996 season Elimelech moved to Hapoel Tel Aviv. With Hapoel Tel Aviv he won three State 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.
In April of 2007, Elimelech spoke out against the management at Hapoel Tel Aviv, where fans considered him a symbol of the club. In retaliation, Hapoel's management opted to suspend the keeper until the end of his contract. Elimelech was eventually released from his contract and he signed with Hapoel Kiryat Shmona.
His first game for the Israel national football team was on 18 January 1999 in a friendly match between Israel and Estonia which Israel won 7-0.
