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Amir Schelach

Amir Shelach is an Israeli former footballer who played as a centre-back, mostly for Maccabi Tel Aviv, and made 85 appearances for the Israel national team.

born 1970Centre-back for Maccabi Tel Aviv85 caps for IsraelAssistant coach of Israel

Born: 11 July 1970, Tel Aviv
Occupation: association football player

Amir Schelach was born in 1970 in Tel Aviv

Amir Shelach was born in Tel Aviv on 11 July 1970. His father, Shimon Shelah, was a basketball player and coach with Hapoel Tel Aviv and later coached the Israel national basketball team.

He came up through the youth department of Maccabi Tel Aviv and spent the 1989/1990 season at Maccabi Herzliya. He returned to Maccabi Tel Aviv and stayed until 1998, winning league titles in 1991/1992, 1994/1995 and 1995/1996. He then played for Beitar Jerusalem and Hapoel Haifa, came back to Maccabi Tel Aviv in 2000/2001, and finished at Maccabi Netanya before retiring in 2004.

He made his debut for Israel on 12 February 1992. On 15 August 2001, against Lithuania, he broke the national team appearance record held by Mordechai Spiegler and Nir Klinger, and he ended with 85 caps.

In January 2007 he became assistant to Maccabi Netanya coach Reuven Atar and was dismissed in May 2007. On 2 June 2024 he was appointed assistant coach of the Israel national team. He also works in interior architecture and design.

He was married to Adi Shum, daughter of footballer and coach Itzhak Shum, and their son Tom Shelach is a footballer. His current wife is model Vicky Makrianis, and they have 2 children.