David Amsalem (Hebrew: דוד אמסלם; born on 4 September 1971 in Israel) is an Israeli retired footballer.
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| Personal information | |||
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| Date of birth | 4 September 1971 | ||
| Place of birth | Lod, Israel | ||
| Position(s) | Left-Back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1979–1983 | Ayelat Lod | ||
| 1984–1986 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | ||
| 1986–1990 | Bnei Yehuda | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1990–1993 | Bnei Yehuda | 59 | (2) |
| 1994–1995 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 28 | (1) |
| 1995–1998 | Beitar Jerusalem | 85 | (5) |
| 1998–1999 | Crystal Palace | 10 | (0) |
| 1999–2000 | Hapoel Haifa | 35 | (2) |
| 2000–2009 | Beitar Jerusalem | 182 | (7) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 1991–1993 | Israel U21 | 11 | (1) |
| 1992–1999 | Israel | 31 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2009–2010 | Beitar Jerusalem (assistant manager) | ||
| 2010 | Beitar Jerusalem | ||
| 2010–2011 | Beitar Jerusalem (assistant manager) | ||
| 2011 | Beitar Jerusalem | ||
| 2013 | Beitar Jerusalem (caretaker) | ||
| 2013–2014 | Beitar Jerusalem (assistant manager) | ||
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 May 2007 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 May 2007 | |||
Career
editHe started his career with Bnei Yehuda and then joined Hapoel Tel Aviv whom he played for during the 1994–1995 season. He became the second Israeli to join Crystal Palace following Itzik Zohar who left just as Amsalem was signing.
Terry Venables signed Amsalem from Beitar Jerusalem for £800,000 in 1998 via a third party at a time when Amsalem was captain of the Israel national side. Controversy surrounded his signing as there were claims the money never reached Beitar. Beitar chairman Ehud Federman said that his contract had run out and had left the club on a free transfer.
He played for Beitar Jerusalem for three seasons 1995–1998. He started six games for Palace and played in a total of ten games for them. He was released from the club in 1999 and joined Hapoel Haifa who he played for until the end of the 1999–2000 season.
He made his return to Beitar Jerusalem in 2000 and played there for eight and a half seasons, until he retired in July 2009, to become assistant coach at the club.
Honours
edit- Israeli Premier League (4):
- 1996–97, 1997–98, 2006–07, 2007–08
- Toto Cup (1):
- 1997–98
- Israel State Cup (2):
- 2008, 2009
External links
edit- (in Hebrew) Profile and statistics of David Amsalem on One.co.il
- David Amsalem at Soccerbase
- David Amsalem at National-Football-Teams.com
