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Amos Sassi

Amos Sassi is an Israeli former footballer who played in defense for clubs in Israel, Germany and the United States.

born 1979Playing for Borussia DortmundPlaying for Maccabi NetanyaPlaying for Maccabi Los Angeles

Born: 29 January 1979, Israel
Occupation: association football player

Amos Sassi was born in 1979 in Israel

Amos Sassi was born in Israel on 29 January 1979. He came up through the youth system of Maccabi Netanya.

A scout from Borussia Dortmund noticed him, and he moved to the German club together with Shlomi Dahan. The two had success there in youth football.

To be eligible for Israel's national team, Sassi returned to complete his mandatory IDF service. During that time he was loaned to Maccabi Haifa, where he played little.

In 2000 he signed with Maccabi Netanya, then returned to Dortmund's reserve team. In 2004 he came back to Netanya for a second spell and later played briefly for Hapoel Nir Ramat HaSharon.

In 2006 he moved to the United States and played for Maccabi Los Angeles until he retired in 2018. He also appeared in a documentary film about problems in Israeli football.