Liran Strauber
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 20 August 1974 | ||
| Place of birth | Israel | ||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Hapoel Tel Aviv | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1992–1993 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 15 | (0) |
| 1993–1994 | Hapoel Kiryat Ono | ||
| 1994–1995 | Bnei Yehuda | 29 | (0) |
| 1995–1996 | Ironi Ashdod | ||
| 1996–1997 | Bnei Yehuda | 23 | (0) |
| 1997–1999 | Hapoel Jerusalem | 57 | (0) |
| 1999–2006 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 199 | (0) |
| 2006–2009 | Maccabi Netanya | 96 | (0) |
| 2009–2011 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 65 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | 30 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 1991 | Israel U17 | 6 | (0) |
| 1993–1995 | Israel U21 | 17 | (0) |
| 2002–2008 | Israel | 8 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21 December 2010. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Liran Strauber (Hebrew: לירן שטראובר; born 20 August 1974) is a former Israeli football goalkeeper.[1][2] At international level, Strauber was capped at under-17 and under-21, and played eight times for Israel's senior team.[3]
Career
Strauber began his career in the youth club of Hapoel Tel Aviv and was promoted to the senior squad in 1992. Strauber remained in Hapoel Tel Aviv for one season before moving to Hapoel Kiryat Ono for one season too. At the next season Strauber was playing in Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv where he stayed for one year. During playing in those three clubs Strauber was also the goalkeeper of the Israel national under-21 football team and had 17 international caps.[2][3]
At the 1995/96 season Strauber was a player of Maccabi Ironi Ashdod before returning to Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv for another season. The next season he moved to Hapoel Jerusalem and played there for two seasons. After two seasons in Jerusalem Strauber moved to Maccabi Tel Aviv where he spent 7 seasons in his career[2] and was one of the leading players in this club, winning the Israeli Championship once in 2002/03 and playing with the club in the UEFA Champions League and the UEFA Cup. During the 2005–06 season Strauber had disputes with the fans and management[4] of Maccabi Tel Aviv, resulting in his transfer to Maccabi Netanya before the 2006–07 season. The club reached second place that season and qualified for the UEFA Cup qualifying rounds, for the first time in its history.Strauber managed to have a clean sheet for 783 minutes (9 games) from 8/12/07 to 16/2/08, which is a record in the history of Israeli Football.
After 3 seasons in Maccabi Netanya he made his return to Maccabi Tel Aviv.[2] He was Maccabi Tel Aviv's team captain. After a Poor form in the last season of Maccabi Tel Aviv He left the club as a free agent and signed for Maccabi Petah Tikva.
He retired from football after getting relegated with Maccabi Petah Tikva to Liga Leumit.[5]
Strauber made 513 appearances in the Israeli Premier League which puts him in the 6th place of the league's all time table.
Honours
- Israeli Premier League (1):
- 2002–03
- State Cup (3):
- 2001, 2002, 2005
- Toto Cup (1):
- 1996–97
Personal life
He married former Likud member of the Knesset, Inbal Gavrieli, in 2006.[6] The two divorced in 2009. In May 2011 He married Elinor Avigadol.
References
- ↑ "Player Details: Strauber Liran". The Israel Football Association. Retrieved 21 December 2010.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Shtrauber, Liran". National Football Teams. Retrieved 21 December 2010.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "National team player's details: Strauber Liran". The Israel Football Association. Retrieved 21 December 2010.
- ↑ Ackerman, Assaf (27 December 2006). "Soccer / Netanya goalkeeper Strauber could be headed out after clash with coach". Haaretz. Retrieved 21 December 2010.
- ↑ http://m.sport2.co.il/content/78298
- ↑ Cashman, Greer Fay (18 June 2006). "Celebrity grapevine". Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 21 December 2010.
External links
- Liran Strauber at National-Football-Teams.com