Shlomo Poliakov ( he, שלמה פוליאקוב) was a Russian-born

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footballer, who played for

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 ...

and

Hapoel Petah Tikva Hapoel Petah Tikva F.C. ( he, הפועל פתח תקווה) is an Israeli football club based in the city of Petah Tikva, currently playing in the Liga Leumit. Its most successful period was throughout the 1950s and 1960s, in which the club won ...

and later as manager for several Hapoel clubs and for

's youth team.

Playing career

Poliakov was born in

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in 1912, and immigrated to

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in 1922 with his Family. At the age of 13, Poliakov started playing football with local youth club Allenby Tel Aviv, which was initially affiliated with Maccabi Tel Aviv, but its members decided to withdraw from Maccabi, due to the professional attitude towards sports and merged in 1927 with

. With Hapoel, Poliakov stayed until 1941, and won 4

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and 5

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, scoring goals in the

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and

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cup finals. In 1944–45 Poliakov played with

, leading the club to the

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, which the team lost to Hapoel Tel Aviv. Poliakov was a squad member of the Mandatory Palestine national football team, but wasn't selected to play in any of the national team's five matches before the establishment of Israel, playing in preparation and exhibitions matches only.

Managerial career

After retirement, Poliakov managed the senior teams of

Hapoel Ramat Gan Hapoel Ramat Gan Givatayim F.C. ( he, מועדון כדורגל הפועל רמת-גן גבעתיים, ''Moadon Kaduregel Hapoel Ramat Gan Givatayim'') is an Israeli football club from Ramat Gan and Givatayim. They currently play in Liga Leumit, ...

, Hapoel Haifa and

Hapoel Holon Hapoel Holon Basketball Club ( he, מועדון הכדורסל הפועל חולון), known for sponsorship reasons as Hapoel Atsmon Playgrounds Holon (), is a professional basketball club based in Holon, Israel. The team plays in the Israeli B ...

as well as

youth team.

Personal life

Poliakov married Miriam Nudelman, sister of his teammate

Avraham Nudelman Avraham Nudelman ( he, אברהם נודלמן) was an Israeli footballer who played for Hapoel Tel Aviv and Mandatory Palestine national football team during the British Mandate era. Playing career Nudelman was born in Menashiya neighborhood of ...

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Yisrael Poliakov Yisrael "Poly" Poliakov ( he, ישראל "פולי" פוליאקוב; July 7, 1941 – October 30, 2007) was an Israeli comedian and actor. Poliakov was born in Jerusalem, and grew up in Tel Aviv. He became one of the three members of the Israeli c ...

(1941–2007) was an actor and comedian, and part of the

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comedy group.

Honours

* League Championships (4): ** 1933–34, 1934–35, 1937–38, 1939–40 *

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(5): **

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External links

Shlomo Poliakov
Hapoel Wiki

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Poliakov, Shlomo 1912 births 1965 deaths People from Mandatory Palestine Jewish Israeli sportspeople Jews from the Russian Empire Israeli men's footballers Hapoel Tel Aviv F.C. players Hapoel Petah Tikva F.C. players Hapoel Petah Tikva F.C. managers Hapoel Ramat Gan Givatayim F.C. managers Hapoel Haifa F.C. managers Hapoel Holon F.C. managers Men's association football midfielders Israeli football managers Soviet emigrants to Mandatory Palestine