Uri Malmilian ( he, אורי מלמיליאן; born April 24, 1957) is an Israeli former
football
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player and current
manager
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.
Early life and playing career
Born in the neighbourhood of
Mamilla
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in
West Jerusalem
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, Malmilian had a memorable playing career in the
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 ...
at
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 ...
. He is regarded as one of the best Israeli players ever.
Malmilian joined the youth system of Beitar at an early age. At the age of sixteen(16), Malmilian had his first appearance in the senior team of Beitar. In this first match he scored a stunning goal from a corner kick.
Malmilian had his big breakthrough in the 1976 season. He led the squad to the second place of the league and won Beitar's first important trophy, the
Israeli Cup, after his goal in the 90th minute in the Final sealed the title. He was chosen as Player of the Season and was convoked to the National Team even before at the age of 18. This made Uri the youngest player ever to be convoked to
Israel national football team
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Israel's national team is the direct successor of the M ...
.
In 1979 Malmilian received a lucrative offer from French club
Paris Saint-Germain
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but he decided to keep playing with Beitar.
In the next few years he formed a devastating trio with team-mates
Danny Neuman and
Victor Levy
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In 1986 Malmilian was the Top Scorer of the Israeli league with 14 goals in 30 matches.
In 1987, he coupled with
Eli Ohana
Eliyahu "Eli" Ohana ( he, אלי אוחנה; born ) is an Israeli former football player and the former chairman of Israeli club Beitar Jerusalem. He played as forward or midfielder for Beitar Jerusalem, KV Mechelen, S.C. Braga, and the Is ...
to bring the club its first championship.
In 1989, he won another Israeli Cup and then surprisingly announced a move to rival club
Maccabi Tel Aviv
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. With Maccabi, Malmilian won another championship in 1992.
In 1993 Malmilian retired from active play.
Managerial career
His managerial career started with
Hapoel Jerusalem
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where he managed to promote them to the
Israeli Premier League
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.
He had success as the manager of
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 ...
which he also promoted to the
Israeli Premier League
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but he quit after disputes with the club's management.
Later he managed
Hakoah Ramat Gan
Hakoah Maccabi Amidar Ramat Gan Football Club ( he, מועדון כדורגל הכח מכבי עמידר רמת גן) is an Israeli football club based in Ramat Gan. The club is currently in Liga Alef South division and plays at the Winter Stadiu ...
which is yet another club that he managed to promote to the
Israeli Premier League
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.
On 2007/8 season Uri was managing
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 ...
In
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 ...
. Malmilian won the
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.
Fro ...
for that league, but was fired later.
He managed
Hapoel Ashkelon
Hapoel Ashkelon F.C. ( he, מועדון כדורגל הפועל אשקלון, ''Moadon Kaduregel Hapoel Ashkelon'') is an Israeli football club based in Ashkelon. The club currently competes in Liga Alef and plays at the 5,250-capacity Sala Sta ...
in the 2009–10 season of
Liga Leumit
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Structure
There are 16 clubs in the league. At the end of each season, the two lowest-place ...
and won again promotion to the
Israeli Premier League
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.
In 2010 Uri was signed to
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 the 2010/2011 season, he been manager until he resigned on January 17, 2011.
Icon
Uri is regarded as one of the great symbols of Jerusalem fans. He became so famous that to this day vendors in the
Mahane Yehuda Market
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have a saying "Every apple a Malmilian", meaning that every apple is of Top Notch quality.
Honors and awards
As a player
;Club
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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 ...
*
Israel State Cup
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The State Cup was first held in 1928 as the People's Cup. Because it involve ...
(5) : 1976, 1979, 1985, 1986, 1989
*
Israeli championships: (1):
1986–87
*
Israel Super Cup
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(2):
1976
Events January
* January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force.
* January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea.
* January 11 – The 1976 Phila ...
,
1986
The year 1986 was designated as the International Year of Peace by the United Nations.
Events January
* January 1
** Aruba gains increased autonomy from the Netherlands by separating from the Netherlands Antilles.
**Spain and Portugal ente ...
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Maccabi Tel Aviv
Maccabi Tel Aviv ( he, מכבי תל אביב) is one of the largest sports clubs in Israel, and a part of the Maccabi association. Many sports clubs and teams in Tel Aviv are in association with Maccabi and compete in a variety of sports, such ...
*
Israeli championships: (1):
1991–92
Individual
*2 times Top Scorer of the League
*2 times Israeli player of the year
Israel – player of the year
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As a manager
* Israeli Second Division:
**Winner (1): 1998–99
**Runner-up (3): 1995–96, 2005–06, 2009–10
* Toto Cup (Leumit):
**Winner (1): 2007
References
External links
info on Beitar site
info on Maccabi Netanya site
1957 births
Living people
Israeli Jews
Israeli footballers
Footballers from Jerusalem
Beitar Jerusalem F.C. players
Maccabi Tel Aviv F.C. players
Hapoel Be'er Sheva F.C. players
Israel international footballers
Israeli football managers
Maccabi Netanya F.C. managers
Hapoel Petah Tikva F.C. managers
Hapoel Ashkelon F.C. managers
Beitar Jerusalem F.C. managers
Hakoah Amidar Ramat Gan F.C. managers
Israeli Premier League managers
Liga Leumit players
Association football midfielders
Israeli people of Kurdish-Jewish descent
Israeli Footballer of the Year recipients
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