- Shavit Elimelech
Infobox Football biography
playername = Shavit Elimelech
fullname = Shavit Elimelech
height =
nickname =
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1971|9|7|df=yes
cityofbirth =
countryofbirth =Israel
currentclub =Hapoel Petah Tikva F.C.
clubnumber = 1
position = Goalkeeper
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 1988 - 1992
1992 - 1996
1996 - 2007
2007 - 2008
2008-present
clubs = Maccabi Tel Aviv
Ironi Rishon leZion
Hapoel Tel Aviv
Ironi Kiryat Shmona
Hapoel Petah Tikva F.C.
caps(goals) = 1 (0) 135 (1) 395 (0) 9 (0) 0 (0)
pcupdate =
nationalyears = 1999 -
nationalteam = Israel
nationalcaps(goals) = 4 (0)
ntupdate =Shavit Elimelech ( _he. שביט אלימלך, born 7 September 1971) is an
Israel i football goalkeeper.He started playing in the Maccabi Tel Aviv Youth League. His first game took place in 1988-89 in a game between Maccabi Tel-Aviv FC and Hapoel Jerusalem. From 1988 to 1992 he played for Maccabi Tel Aviv's first team. In 1992, he transferred to Ironi Rishon LeZion and reached the final of the State Cup with this team in 1995-96.
At the end of the 1996 season, Elimelech moved to Hapoel Tel Aviv. With Hapoel Tel Aviv, he won three State Cups in (1999, 2000, 2006), one Championship in (2000) and one
Toto Cup in (2002). Hapoel also reached the quarter final of theUEFA Cup whilst Elimelech was in goal displaying impressive reflexes and shot stopping abilities in these European games.In April of 2007, Elimelech spoke out against the management at Hapoel Tel Aviv, where fans considered him a symbol of the club. In retaliation, Hapoel's management opted to suspend the keeper until the end of his contract. Elimelech was eventually released from his contract and he signed with Hapoel Kiryat Shmona.
His first game for the
Israel national football team was on18 January 1999 in a friendly match between Israel and Estonia which Israel won 7-0.
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