Amir Schelach Explained

Amir Schelach
Fullname:Amir Schelach
Birth Date:11 July 1970
Birth Place:Tel Aviv, Israel
Position:Defender
Youthclubs1:Maccabi Tel Aviv
Years1:1989–1990
Years2:1990–1998
Years3:1998–1999
Years4:1999–2000
Years5:2000–2002
Years6:2002–2004
Clubs6:Maccabi Netanya
Caps2:199
Caps3:29
Caps4:27
Caps5:35
Caps6:58
Goals2:2
Goals3:1
Goals4:0
Goals5:0
Goals6:0
Nationalyears1:1992–2001
Nationalteam1:Israel
Nationalcaps1:85
Nationalgoals1:0
Manageryears1:2007
Managerclubs1:Maccabi Netanya (assistant manager)
Manageryears2:2024–
Managerclubs2:Israel (assistant manager)

Amir Schelach (Hebrew: אמיר שלח; born 11 July 1970) is a former Israeli footballer who represented the Israel national football team 85 times, and assistant manager of Israel national football team.[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.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: One: אמיר שלח . www.one.co.il . 14 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160307080942/http://www.one.co.il/Player/03-04/1%2C1%2C8%2C24/%D7%90%D7%9E%D7%99%D7%A8_%D7%A9%D7%9C%D7%97 . 7 March 2016 . dead.