- Bonni Ginzburg
Football player infobox
playername = Bonni Ginzburg _he. בוני גינצבורג
fullname = Ben-Zion Shabbtai Ginzburg _he. בן ציון שבתי גינצבורג
nickname =
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1964|12|12|df=yes
cityofbirth =
countryofbirth =Israel
currentclub = Retired
clubnumber = 1
position = Goalkeeper
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years =
1988-1989
1989-1991
1991-1992
clubs = Maccabi Tel Aviv
Maccabi Petah Tikva
Beitar Jerusalem
Rangers
Maccabi Yavne
Beitar Tel Aviv
Ironi Ashdod
Bnei Yehuda
Maccabi Haifa
Hapoel Ashkelon
Hapoel Kfar Saba
caps(goals) =
nationalyears = 1984-1996
nationalteam = Israel
nationalcaps(goals) = 62 (0)
pcupdate = 23 March 2007
ntupdate = 23 March 2007Ben-Zion "Bonni" Ginzburg ( _he. בן ציון שבתי "בוני" גינצבורג, born 12 December 1964) is a former
Israel i international footballer and currently works as a television presenter. With 62 full caps, he is the most cappedgoalkeeper in Israeli football history. [ [http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/keepers-recintlp.html Goal Keepers - National Record Holders International Appearances] RSSSF, 2004]Playing career
A
goalkeeper , Ginzburg played for Maccabi Tel Aviv, Maccabi Petah Tikva and Beitar Jerusalem before signing for Glasgow Rangers in 1989. He returned to Israel in 1991. He later played for Maccabi Yavne, Beitar Tel Aviv, Ironi Ashdod, Bnei Yehuda, Maccabi Haifa, Hapoel Ashkelon and Hapoel Kfar Saba.International career
He made his debut for Israel aged 19 on 10 June, 1984 in a friendly match against Wales, keeping a clean sheet as the game ended 0-0. His last cap came aged 31 in another friendly, this time against Romania on 14 August 1996, a game Israel lost 2-0. In addition to the 62 caps won in
FIFA -recognised games, Ginzburg gained another 6 caps in qualifying games for the 1988 Olympic football tournament. In his 62 official caps, Ginzburg kept 15 clean sheets, and another four in the Olympic matches.Television career
Today Ginzburg is the main presenter of Channel One's "Rishon beSha'ar", a football highlights programme. He also recently participated in Israel's verson of
Dancing with the Stars .References
External links
* [http://maccabi-haifafc.walla.co.il/ts.cgi?tsscript=player&id=2131 Profile and biography of Bonni Ginzburg on Maccabi Haifa's official website]
* [http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/isra-intlp-ginzburg.html Bonni Ginzburg international career statistics on rsssf.com]
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