David Amsalem ( he, דוד אמסלם; born on 4 September 1971 in

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 ...

) is an Israeli retired

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 ...

Career

He started his career with Bnei Yehuda and then joined Hapoel Tel Aviv whom he played for during the 1994–1995 season. He became the second Israeli to join

Crystal Palace Crystal Palace may refer to: Places Canada * Crystal Palace Complex (Dieppe), a former amusement park now a shopping complex in Dieppe, New Brunswick * Crystal Palace Barracks, London, Ontario * Crystal Palace (Montreal), an exhibition building ...

following

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who left just as Amsalem was signing.

Terry Venables Terence Frederick Venables (born 6 January 1943), often referred to as El Tel, is an English former football player and manager, and an author. During the 1960s and '70s, he played for various clubs including Chelsea, Tottenham Hotspur and Queen ...

signed Amsalem from

Beitar Jerusalem Beitar Jerusalem Football Club ( he, מועדון כדורגל בית"ר ירושלים, Moadon Kaduregel Beitar Yerushalayim), commonly known as Beitar Jerusalem () or simply as Beitar (), is an Israeli football club based in the city of Jerus ...

for £800,000 in 1998 via a third party at a time when Amsalem was captain of the Israeli national side. Controversy surrounded his signing as there were claims the money never reached Beitar. Beitar chairman Ehud Federman said that his contract had run out and had left the club on a free transfer. He played for

for three seasons 1995–1998. He started six games for Palace and played in a total of ten games for them. He was released from the club in 1999 and joined

Hapoel Haifa Hapoel Haifa Football Club ( he, מועדון הכדורגל הפועל חיפה, ''Moadon HaKaduregel Hapoel Haifa'') is an Israeli football club located in the city of Haifa. The club won one championship (1998–99) and 4 Israeli cups (1 ...

who he played for until the end of the 1999–2000 season. He made his return to Beitar Jerusalem in 2000 and played there for eight-and-a-half seasons, until he retired in July 2009, to become assistant coach at the club.

Honours

Israeli Premier League The Israeli Premier League ( he, ליגת העל, ''Ligat Ha`Al'', ), is a professional association football league which operates as the highest division of the Israeli Football League – the state's league of Israel. The league is contested b ...

(4): **1996–97, 1997–98, 2006–07, 2007–08 *

Toto Cup The Israel Toto Cup ( he, גביע הטוטו, ''Gvia Ha'Toto'') is an association football tournament that features clubs in the two highest divisions in Israel: the Israeli Premier League (Ligat Ha'Al), and the second division Liga Leumit. F ...

(1): **1997–98 * Israel State Cup (2): **2008, 2009

External links

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Profile and statistics of David Amsalem on One.co.il
* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Amsalem, David 1971 births Living people Israeli men's footballers Israel men's international footballers Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv F.C. players Hapoel Tel Aviv F.C. players Beitar Jerusalem F.C. players Crystal Palace F.C. players Hapoel Haifa F.C. players Beitar Jerusalem F.C. managers English Football League players Israeli expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in England Israeli expatriate sportspeople in England Israeli people of Algerian-Jewish descent Footballers from Lod Men's association football fullbacks Israeli football managers