Amir Schelach

Amir Schelach
Personal information
Full nameAmir Schelach
Date of birthJuly 11, 1970
Place of birthTel Aviv, Israel
Playing positionDefender
Youth career
Maccabi Tel Aviv
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1989-1990Maccabi Herzliya
1990-1998Maccabi Tel Aviv199(2)
1998-1999Beitar Jerusalem29(1)
1999-2000Hapoel Haifa27(0)
2000-2002Maccabi Tel Aviv35(0)
2002-2004Maccabi Netanya58(0)
National team
1992-2001Israel85(0)
Teams managed
2007Maccabi Netanya (assistant manager)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Amir Schelach (born 11 July 1970) is a former Israeli footballer who represented the Israel national football team 85 times.[1]

Honours

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.

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Sporting positions
Preceded by
Nir Klinger
Israel national football team captain
1994–1997
Succeeded by
Tal Banin