Shraga Topolansky ( he, שרגא טופולנסקי; born 1950) is an Israeli former professional
footballer
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who played as a
centre-back
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Centre-backs are usually positioned in pairs, with one full-back on either s ...
for
Maccabi Netanya
Maccabi Netanya F.C. ( he, מועדון כדורגל מכבי נתניה, ''Football Club Maccabi Netanya'') is an Israeli football club based in Netanya. Established in 1934, the club was a founding member of the Israeli League in 1949. Afte ...
,
Beitar Tel Aviv
Beitar Tel Aviv Football Club (Hebrew: מועדון כדורגל בית"ר תל אביב) was an Israeli football club based from Tel Aviv. The club merged in 2000 with Shimshon Tel Aviv to create Beitar Shimshon Tel Aviv,[National Soccer League
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and the
Victorian Premier League
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in Australia. Today he works as a manager, with Beitar Hadera being the last team he managed.
Topolansky also won five caps for his
Israel national team between 1969 and 1978; however, all of them were friendly games that are not recognised by
Israel Football Association
The Israel Football Association (IFA; he, ההתאחדות לכדורגל בישראל, ''HaHit'aḥdut leKaduregel beIsrael'', literally "The Association of Football in Israel") is the governing body of football in Israel. It organizes a variet ...
as official games.
Honours
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Israeli Premier League
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:
1970–71,
1973–74;
runner-up
1974–75
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State Cup
The Israel State Cup ( he, גביע המדינה, ''Gvia HaMedina''), is a Single-elimination tournament, knockout cup competition in Football in Israel, Israeli football, run by the Israel Football Association (IFA).
The State Cup was first he ...
runner-up: 1970, 1977
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Israeli Supercup
The Israel Super Cup, also known as the Champion of Champions ( he, אלוף האלופים, Aluf HaAlufim), is an Israeli association football club competition played as a single match between the winner of the latest Israeli top league champion ...
: 1971, 1974
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NSL Cup runner-up: 1981
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Israeli Second Division:
1982–83
Individual
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Footballer of the Year – Israel
The title Footballer of the Year of Israel has been bestowed annually since 1960 by the Israeli newspaper ''Maariv'' at the end of each season. In the years 1963, 1966 and 1991 two players have been honoured. Mordechai Spiegler
Mordechai "Motal ...
:
1976–77
References
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1950 births
Living people
Israeli men's footballers
Men's association football central defenders
Maccabi Netanya F.C. players
West Adelaide SC players
Beitar Tel Aviv F.C. players
National Soccer League (Australia) players
Israeli expatriate men's footballers
Expatriate men's soccer players in Australia
Israeli expatriate sportspeople in Australia
Israeli Footballer of the Year recipients
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