Shlomi Dahan Explained

Shlomi Dahan
Birth Date:1979 9, df=yes
Birth Place:Israel
Position:Defensive midfielder
Youthyears1:–1996
Youthclubs1:Maccabi Netanya
Youthyears2:1996–1998
Youthclubs2:Borussia Dortmund
Years1:1998–2000
Clubs1:Borussia Dortmund
Caps1:0
Goals1:0
Years2:1998–1999
Clubs2:Maccabi Haifa (loan)
Caps2:1
Goals2:0
Years3:1999–2000
Clubs3:Maccabi Netanya (loan)
Caps3:51
Goals3:3
Years4:2000–2005
Clubs4:Maccabi Netanya
Caps4:15
Goals4:0
Years5:2001–2002
Clubs5:Ironi Rishon LeZion (loan)
Caps5:7
Goals5:0
Years6:2002
Clubs6:Tzafririm Holon (loan)
Years7:2003–2005
Clubs7:Hapoel Nir Ramat HaSharon (loan)
Years8:2005–2006
Clubs8:Hapoel Afula[1]
Years9:2006–2011
Clubs9:Beitar Shimshon Tel Aviv
Caps9:136
Goals9:2
Years10:2011
Clubs10:Maccabi Daliyat al-Karmel
Caps10:3
Goals10:0
Years11:2011–2012
Clubs11:Maccabi Ironi Kfar Yona
Caps11:16
Goals11:1
Years12:2013
Clubs12:Maccabi HaSharon Netanya
Caps12:4
Goals12:3
Years13:2013–2014
Clubs13:F.C. Baqa
Caps13:11
Goals13:5
Years14:2016–2019
Clubs14:Maccabi HaSharon Netanya
Caps14:24
Goals14:6
Nationalyears1:2000
Nationalteam1:Israel U-21
Nationalcaps1:3
Nationalgoals1:0
Manageryears1:2014–2015
Managerclubs1:Maccabi HaSharon Netanya[2]

Shlomi Dahan (Hebrew: שלומי דהאן; born 30 September 1979) is an Israeli former professional footballer who now works as a manager. Dahan is often referred to as one of Israel's greatest wastes of talent and was the subject of a documentary in Israel on why Israel has yet to produce quality footballers and the hardships they face in improving in the Israeli system of football.

Playing career

Dahan was a product of the Maccabi Netanya youth system where he managed to catch the eye of a scout from German club Borussia Dortmund.[3] He left Netanya for Dortmund along with Amos Sassi where the two enjoyed great success even capturing a world title in a tournament for ORT high schools.

Both Dahan and Sassi excelled at Dortmund, even taking the German youth championship while there.[4] But in order to be able to play for Israel's full national team, they had to complete their mandatory service in the Israel Defense Forces. Both were loaned out to Maccabi Haifa where they languished on the bench. He later moved to Maccabi Netanya helping them win promotion to the first league in 1999.

In 2006 Dahan moved to Beitar Shimshon Tel Aviv and played there for 5 seasons helping the team win promotion to Liga Leumit in 2008–09. He was also a part of the shocking State Cup win against Maccabi Tel Aviv that took place on 26 February 2008.[5]

In September 2011 he moved to Maccabi Daliyat al-Karmel from Liga Alef (North).

In November 2011 after only two months with Daliyat al-Karmel he made a move to Maccabi Ironi Kfar Yona from the bottom of Liga Alef (South).

Honours

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Shlomi Dahan - Beitar Tel Aviv Bat Yam.
  2. http://football.org.il/Clubs/Pages/PositionMemberDetails.aspx?MEMBER_ID=13763
  3. https://archive.today/20201226082758/https://www.one.co.il/Article/357417.html?ref=rss מהאלופות לליגות הנמוכות: הצמד שחלם ונפל
  4. Web site: Sports in Israel . jewishvirtuallibrary.org . 22 April 2011.
  5. Web site: בית"ר/שמשון ת"א ניצחה את מכבי ת"א 0:1 והדיחה אותה מהגביע - וואלה! ספורט. 26 February 2008.