Tal Hen Explained

Tal Hen
טל חן
Fullname:Tal Hen
טל חן
Birth Date:4 August 1979
Birth Place:Holon, Israel
Position:Center Defender
Youthclubs1:Hapoel Tzafririm Holon
Years1:1997–2000
Years2:2000–2001
Years3:2001–2003
Years4:2003–2008
Years5:2008–2011
Years6:2011–2013
Years7:2013–2014
Clubs1:Hapoel Tzafririm Holon
Clubs2:Maccabi Netanya
Clubs3:Hapoel Haifa
Clubs4:Hapoel Tel Aviv
Clubs5:Bnei Sakhnin
Clubs6:Hapoel Ramat Gan
Clubs7:Hapoel Bnei Lod
Caps1:67
Caps2:25
Caps3:45
Caps4:94
Caps5:61
Caps6:51
Caps7:23
Goals1:4
Goals2:3
Goals3:2
Goals4:6
Goals5:3
Goals6:0
Goals7:0
Nationalyears1:1999–2001
Nationalteam1:Israel U-21[1]
Nationalcaps1:14
Nationalgoals1:0

Tal Hen (Hebrew: טל חן) (born August 4, 1979) is a former Israeli football player.[2]

Career

Hen began his career as a defender for Hapoel Tzafririm Holon F.C. youth team. Hen also captained the Israeli national youth team.

In 2000 Hen transferred to Maccabi Netanya.

A year later he moved to Hapoel Haifa who were relegated to the National League that season and played there the following year.

During the 2003/2004 season he transferred to Hapoel Tel Aviv. On his debut Tal scored the first goal of three that led the team to a victory against Beitar Jerusalem. That performance secured his place in the first team squad. Throughout the 2004/2005 season he was one of the most prominent players in the team as he was one of the players that helped Hapoel Tel Aviv avoid relegation from the Israeli Premier League. Due to his sterling performances Hen was called up to the Israel national football team.

He received the accolade of “Exceptional Player” from Hapoel Tel Aviv fans at the end of the 2004/2005 season.

He won the Israeli Cup in the 2005/2006 season, this was his first piece of silverware.

As a boy he supported Arsenal F.C. and has said his favourite player was Steve Bould

Honours

Notes and References

  1. http://football.org.il/NationalTeam/Pages/NationalTeamPlayerGameList.aspx?PLAYER_ID=1627&NATIONAL_TEAM_ID=943
  2. News: Sakhnin to host Deportivo La Coruna . 18 July 2008 . Jerusalem Post .