Haim Silvas

Haim Silvas (Hebrew: חיים סילבס; born November 21, 1975) is a retired Israeli soccer player, and the current manager of the Israeli Premier League club Hapoel Hadera. He is best known for his years at Maccabi Haifa, where he scored a historic goal against European regional power, AFC Ajax.

Haim Silvas

Personal information
Full name	Haim Silvas
Date of birth	(1975-11-21) November 21, 1975
Place of birth	Haifa, Israel
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
	Maccabi Haifa
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1994–2001	Maccabi Haifa	79	(8)
1997–1998	→ Maccabi Petah Tikva (loan)	14	(1)
1999–2000	→ Beitar Jerusalem (loan)	2	(0)
2000–2001	→ Bnei Yehuda (loan)	27	(0)
2001–2002	Hapoel Kfar Saba
2002–2003	Maccabi Ahi Nazareth
2003–2004	Ironi Kiryat Shmona	2	(0)
2004–2005	Maccabi Ahi Nazareth	28	(5)
2005	Hapoel Acre
2005–2006	Hapoel Be'er Sheva
2006	Hapoel Acre	13	(2)
2007	Hapoel Bnei Tamra	18	(2)
2007–2009	Maccabi Ahi Nazareth	59	(6)
2009–2010	Ahva Arraba	31	(3)
2010–2012	Hapoel Afula	18	(5)
International career
1998	Israel	3	(0)
Managerial career
2011	Hapoel Afula (player-manager)
2012–2014	Hapoel Ra'anana (assistant manager)
2014–2017	Hapoel Ra'anana
2017–2018	Ironi Kiryat Shmona
2019–2021	Hapoel Haifa
2022	Bnei Sakhnin
2023	Hapoel Tel Aviv
2024–	Hapoel Hadera
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Early life

was born and raised in Haifa, Israel, to an Israeli family of Greek Jewish descent.

Honours

• Israel State Cup (1):
  • 1995
• Liga Leumit (2):
  • 2001-02, 2002-03

See also

• List of Jewish footballers
• List of Jews in sports
• List of Jews in sports (non-players)
• List of Israelis

External links

• Profile and biography of Haim Silvas Archived 2007-03-18 at the Wayback Machine at Maccabi Haifa's official website
• Stats at Bnei Yehuda's official website
• Haim Silvas – Israel Football Association league player details
• Haim Silvas at National-Football-Teams.com