Haim Silvas ( he, חיים סילבס; born November 21, 1975) is a retired
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 ...
i soccer player, and the current manager of the
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 ...
club
Hapoel Hadera. He is best known for his years at
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 ...
, where he scored a historic goal against European regional power,
AFC Ajax
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.
Early life
was born and raised in
Haifa
Haifa ( he, חֵיפָה ' ; ar, حَيْفَا ') is the third-largest city in Israel—after Jerusalem and Tel Aviv—with a population of in . The city of Haifa forms part of the Haifa metropolitan area, the third-most populous metropol ...
,
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 ...
, to an Israeli family of
Greek Jewish descent.
Honours
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Israel State Cup (1):
**1995
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Liga Leumit
Liga Leumit ( he, ליגה לאומית, lit. ''National League'') is the second division of the Israeli Football League, and below its Premier League.
Structure
There are 16 clubs in the league. At the end of each season, the two lowest-place ...
(2):
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2001-02,
2002-03
See also
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List of Jewish footballers
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List of Jews in sports
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List of Jews in sports (non-players)
The topic of Jewish participation in sports is discussed extensively in academic and popular literature. Scholars believe that sports have been a historical avenue for Jewish people to overcome obstacles toward their participation in secular soci ...
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List of Israelis
References
External links
Profile and biography of Haim Silvasat Maccabi Haifa's official website
Statsat Bnei Yehuda's official website
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1975 births
Living people
Israeli Jews
Sephardi Jews
Jewish footballers
Israeli men's footballers
Israel men's international footballers
Footballers from Haifa
Maccabi Haifa F.C. players
Maccabi Petah Tikva F.C. players
Beitar Jerusalem F.C. players
Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv F.C. players
Hapoel Kfar Saba F.C. players
Maccabi Akhi Nazareth F.C. players
Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona F.C. players
Hapoel Acre F.C. players
Hapoel Be'er Sheva F.C. players
Hapoel Bnei Tamra F.C. players
Ahva Arraba F.C. players
Hapoel Afula F.C. players
Hapoel Afula F.C. managers
Hapoel Ra'anana A.F.C. managers
Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona F.C. managers
Hapoel Haifa F.C. managers
Bnei Sakhnin F.C. managers
Israeli Premier League managers
Israeli people of Greek-Jewish descent
Men's association football midfielders
Israeli football managers
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