- Tal Hen
Infobox Football biography
playername = Tal Hen
טל חן
fullname = Tal Hen
טל חן
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1979|8|4|28
cityofbirth =
countryofbirth =Israel
height =
position = Defender
currentclub = flagicon|IsraelHapoel Tel Aviv
clubnumber = 3
youthyears =
youthclubs = flagicon|Israel Tzafririm Holon
years = 1997-2000 2000-2001 2001-2003 2003-2008
clubs = flagicon|Israel Tzafririm Holon
flagicon|Israel Maccabi Netanya
flagicon|Israel Hapoel Haifa
flagicon|IsraelHapoel Tel Aviv
caps(goals) =
025 (3)
079 0(5)
nationalyears =
nationalteam =
nationalcaps(goals) =
pcupdate = 16:54, 27 June 2008 (UTC)
ntupdate = 16:54, 27 June 2008 (UTC)Tal Hen ( _he. טל חן) (born
August 4 ,1979 ) is anIsraeli football player playing for Hapoel Tel Aviv.Hen began his career as a defender for
Hapoel Tzafririm Holon F.C. youth team. Hen also captained the Israeli national youth team.In 2000 Hen transferred to
Maccabi Netanya .A year later he moved to Hapoel Haifa who were relegated to the National League that season and played there the following year.
During the 2003/2004 season he transferred to Hapoel Tel Aviv. On his debut Tal scored the first goal of three that led the team to a victory against Beitar Jerusalem. That performance secured his place in the first team squad. Throughout the 2004/2005 season he was one of the most prominent players in the team as he was one of the players that helped Hapoel Tel Aviv avoid relegation from the
Israeli Premier League . Due to his sterling performances Hen was called up to theIsrael national football team .He received the accolade of “Exceptional Player” from Hapoel Tel Aviv fans at the end of the 2004/2005 season.
He won the
Israeli Cup in the 2005/2006 season, this was his first piece of silverware.As a boy he supported Arsenal F.C. and has said his favourite player was Steve Bould
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