| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 21 September 1979 | ||
| Place of birth | Israel | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Ironi Kiryat Shmona | ||
| Number | 2 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Neve Yosef | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1998-2002 | Hakoah Ramat Gan | - | (-) |
| 2002-2004 | Hapoel Petah Tikva | - | (-) |
| 2004-present | Ironi Kiryat Shmona | - | (-) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:59, 5 October 2008 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). |
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Barak Bakhar (Hebrew: ברק בכר; born September 21, 1979) is an Israeli professional football player who currently plays for Ironi Kiryat Shmona of the Israeli Liga Leumit.
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Bakhar's uncle was Rehavam Ze'evi.[1]
After going through the ranks of the youth system of Neve Yosef, Bakhar transferred to Liga Artzit side, Hakoah Ramat Gan.[2] After four seasons in the second tier of Israeli football, he made the jump to Hapoel Petah Tikva.
In 2004, Bakhar joined Liga Leumit side, Ironi Kiryat Shmona. He established himself in the starting line up on the right side of their defense and helped them gain promotion to Israeli Premier League, the highest tier of Israeli football. During the 2007/08 season, Bakhar played all but one league match for Kiryat Shmona, due to yellow card accumulation.
In October 2008, Bakhar was called up by national team manager, Dror Kashtan for the FIFA World Cup qualification matches against Luxembourg and Latvia. His call up was canceled though, being that he never completed his service in the IDF, a requirement of all Jewish players in order to represent Israel on the national side, and Eyal Meshumar was called up in his place.[3]
Bakhar cited that the IDF did not suit him as to why he did not complete his service. He told Israeli Yedioth Ahronoth, "they wanted to send me to a combat unit in the armor corps." He does not Additionally, Sport 5 pointed out that Bakhar was not match fit and was expected to undergo surgery soon. This in turn embarrassed the Israel Football Association that they had missed all these items before announcing the pool of players called in the for the qualification matches[4] Bakhar has pledged to do sherut leumi or any other kind of national service in order to be called up for future matches.[5]