| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ben-Zion Shabbtai Ginzburg | ||
| Date of birth | 12 December 1964 | ||
| Place of birth | Tel Aviv, Israel | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1980–1984 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1984 | → Maccabi Petah Tikva (loan) | ||
| 1985–1987 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | ||
| 1987–1988 | Maccabi Haifa | 31 | (0) |
| 1988–1989 | Beitar Jerusalem | ||
| 1989–1991 | Rangers | 4 | (0) |
| 1991–1992 | Maccabi Yavne | ||
| 1992–1993 | Beitar Tel Aviv | ||
| 1993–1995 | Ironi Ashdod | ||
| 1995–1996 | Bnei Yehuda | ||
| 1996–1999 | Maccabi Haifa | 14 | (0) |
| 1999–2000 | Hapoel Ashkelon | ||
| 2000–2001 | Hapoel Kfar Saba | ||
| National team | |||
| 1984–1996 | Israel | 68 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Ben-Zion "Bonni" Shabbtai Ginzburg (Hebrew: בן ציון שבתי "בוני" גינצבורג, born 12 December 1964 in Tel Aviv) is a former Israeli footballer, who played as a goalkeeper.
Having played for 11 different clubs during his extensive career, he also collected 68 full international caps, the most for any player in his position in the country.[1]
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Ginzburg played for Maccabi Tel Aviv, Maccabi Petah Tikva, Maccabi Haifa and Beitar Jerusalem, before signing for Glasgow Rangers in 1989.
After two seasons playing second-fiddle to England's Chris Woods, Ginzburg returned home, representing successively Maccabi Yavne, Beitar Tel Aviv, Maccabi Ironi Ashdod, Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv, Maccabi Haifa, Hapoel Ashkelon and Hapoel Kfar Saba, and retiring at nearly 37.
Ginzburg made his debut for Israel aged 19 on June 10, 1984, in a friendly match against Wales, keeping a clean sheet as the game ended 0–0. His last cap came aged 31 in another friendly, this time against Romania on 14 August 1996, a 2–0 loss.
In addition to the 62 caps won in FIFA-recognised games, Ginzburg gained another six in qualifying games for the 1988 Olympic football tournament. In his 62 official caps, he kept 15 clean sheets, and another four in the Olympic matches.
After retiring, Ginzburg began working, eventually as the main presenter, for Channel One's Rishon beSha'ar, a football highlights programme. He also participated in Israel's version of Dancing with the Stars.