Haim Silvas

Haim Silvas was born in 1975 in Haifa

Haim Silvas was born on November 21, 1975, in Haifa. He grew up there in an Israeli family of Greek Jewish descent.

He came through the youth department of Maccabi Haifa and played as an attacking midfielder. In 1996 he scored the winning goal in a friendly against Ajax in the 90th minute. He later played for Maccabi Petah Tikva, where he was called up to the Israel national team, and for Beitar Jerusalem, where a knee injury kept him out for most of a season.

From 2000 he played for many clubs, including Bnei Yehuda, Hapoel Kfar Saba and Maccabi Ahi Nazareth. He won promotion from Liga Leumit with Kfar Saba and with Nazareth. He ended his playing career at Hapoel Afula after an injury.

He then coached Hapoel Afula and worked as an assistant at Hapoel Ra'anana, later becoming its head coach. He went on to coach Ironi Kiryat Shmona, Hapoel Haifa, Bnei Sakhnin, Hapoel Tel Aviv, Hapoel Hadera and FC Ashdod, before returning to Hapoel Haifa. He is married with 4 children and holds a bachelor's degree from Ono Academic College.