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Idan Shum

Idan Shum is an Israeli former midfielder who played for clubs including Hapoel Kfar Saba and Maccabi Haifa, and later coached and managed Hapoel Kfar Saba.

born 1976Midfielder for Hapoel Kfar SabaPlaying for Alania VladikavkazCEO of Hapoel Kfar Saba

Born: 26 March 1976, Kfar Saba
Occupation: association football player, association football coach

Idan Shum was born in 1976 in Kfar Saba

Idan Shum was born on 26 March 1976 in Kfar Saba. His father is the former coach Yitzhak Shum.

He came up through the youth section of Hapoel Kfar Saba and joined the senior team in the 1993/1994 season. He was loaned to Tzafririm Holon in 1995/1996, then signed with Maccabi Haifa in 1996, where he did not become a regular. He moved to Hapoel Petah Tikva in 1997 and returned to Kfar Saba in 1998.

He later played for Ironi Rishon LeZion, Maccabi Netanya, Hapoel Haifa, Maccabi Herzliya and Alania Vladikavkaz of the Russian Premier League. In 2006 he returned to Hapoel Kfar Saba and played there for 5 years until he retired.

At the end of the 2012/2013 season he became joint coach of Hapoel Kfar Saba with Tamir Ben Haim, and the team was relegated. He coached the club's youth team from January 2018 and served as interim senior coach from March 2021. He then became the club's CEO, and in September 2023 he was appointed coach after Gal Brashan left.