Amir Schelach
Israeli footballer
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| Intro | Israeli footballer | |
| A.K.A. | Amir Shelah | |
| A.K.A. | Amir Shelah | |
| Places | Israel | |
| is | Athlete Football player Association football player | |
| Work field | Sports | |
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| Birth | 11 July 1970, Tel Aviv | |
| Age | 54 years |
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Biography
Amir Schelach (Hebrew: אמיר שלח; born 11 July 1970) is a former Israeli footballer who represented the Israel national football team 85 times.
Honours
- Israeli Premier League (3):
- 1991-92, 1994-95, 1995-96
- Israel State Cup (3):
- 1994, 1996, 2001
- Toto Cup (1):
- 1992-93
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.