Aharon Amar ( he, אהרון אמר), is a former

Israel Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...

for

Maccabi Haifa Maccabi Haifa ( he, מכבי חיפה) is one of the biggest sports clubs in Israel and a part of the Maccabi association. It runs several sports clubs and teams in Haifa which have competed in a variety of sports over the years, such as Football ...

Sports career

Amar was discovered by Haifa, when word of mouth got around that a local

kibbutz A kibbutz ( he, קִבּוּץ / , lit. "gathering, clustering"; plural: kibbutzim / ) is an intentional community in Israel that was traditionally based on agriculture. The first kibbutz, established in 1909, was Degania. Today, farming h ...

had a new immigrant that was an amazing footballer. After scouts saw him play, he was immediately signed and enjoyed immediate success with the ''Greens''. This led to Amar being called up to the

Israel national football team The Israel national football team ( he, נבחרת ישראל בכדורגל, ) represents Israel in international football, and is governed by the Israel Football Association (IFA). Israel's national team is the direct successor of the M ...

, where he played in the win over Yugoslavia. He played 14 times for Israel between 1958 and 1961. He scored a league record seventeen goals in the

1958–59 Liga Leumit The 1958–59 Liga Leumit season took place between November 1958 and May 1959. Hapoel Petah Tikva won the title, while Hapoel Kfar Saba, who had finished bottom the previous season (in which there was no relegation), were relegated to Liga Alef. ...

season. He was the last Maccabi Haifa player to top the league goalscoring until

Zahi Armeli Zahi Armali ( ar, زاهي أرملي, he, זאהי ארמלי, born 25 October 1957) is a former Arab-Israeli footballer. He started his career at Maccabi Shefa-'Amr, and a holder of many records at Maccabi Haifa. Early life and career Armali ...

scored 25 goals in 1987–88 Liga Leumit, 1987–88.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Amar, Aharon 1937 births Living people Moroccan Jews Israeli footballers Association football forwards Maccabi Haifa F.C. players Israel international footballers 1960 AFC Asian Cup players Moroccan emigrants to Israel