Amir Schelach ( he, אמיר שלח; born 11 July 1970) is a former Israeli footballer who represented 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 ...

85 times.

Honours

* Israeli Premier League (3): ** 1991-92, 1994-95, 1995-96 *

Israel State Cup The Israel State Cup ( he, גביע המדינה, ''Gvia HaMedina''), is a knockout cup competition in Israeli football, run by the Israel Football Association (IFA). The State Cup was first held in 1928 as the People's Cup. Because it involve ...

(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 Hapoel Tel Aviv ( he, הפועל תל אביב) is a sports club in Israel, founded in the 1920s, and part of the Hapoel association. It runs several sports clubs and teams in Tel Aviv which have competed in a variety of sports over the years, suc ...

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 The Israel men's national basketball team ( he, נבחרת ישראל בכדורסל) represents Israel in international basketball tournaments. They are administered by the Israeli Basketball Association. Israel is currently ranked 33rd in the ...

and in 1965 was appointed as the head coach of the

and under his guidance Israel qualified to 4 consecutive

EuroBasket EuroBasket, also commonly referred to as the European Basketball Championship, is the main international basketball competition that is contested quadrennially, by the senior men's national teams that are governed by FIBA Europe, which is the E ...

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 Idan Shum ( he, עידן שום; born March 26, 1976) is a former Israeli 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, Am ...

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* * 1970 births Living people Israeli Jews Israeli men's footballers Israel men's international footballers Maccabi Herzliya F.C. players Maccabi Tel Aviv F.C. players Beitar Jerusalem F.C. players Hapoel Haifa F.C. players Maccabi Netanya F.C. players Liga Leumit players Israeli Premier League players Footballers from Tel Aviv Israeli people of Polish-Jewish descent Men's association football defenders {{Israel-footy-bio-stub