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Omer Buchsenbaum

Omer Buchsenbaum is an Israeli former footballer who played as a midfielder and later became a football club and youth development director.

born 1982Two State Cups with Hapoel Ramat GanHapoel Tel Aviv professional directorFootball Association academy director

Born: 12 November 1982, Ramat Gan
Occupation: association football player

Omer Buchsenbaum was born in 1982 in Ramat Gan

Omer Buchsenbaum was born on 12 November 1982 in Ramat Gan. He is the son of Avi Buchsenbaum, who played for Hapoel Ramat Gan. He began in the youth department of Hapoel Ramat Gan and moved up to senior football with Hakoah Ramat Gan.

With Hapoel Ramat Gan he won the State Cup in 2003. He then played for Maccabi Haifa, Hapoel Petah Tikva, Maccabi Herzliya and Maccabi Petah Tikva, winning the league title with Haifa and the Toto Cup twice. In 2010 he returned to Hapoel Ramat Gan and won the State Cup again in 2013.

A knee injury led him to retire on 29 October 2014. He briefly served as interim coach of Hapoel Ramat Gan and later ran its youth department. From the 2017/2018 season he led youth development at Hapoel Tel Aviv, and later became professional director of its senior team.

In June 2023 he became director of the Football Association academy. In December 2024 he returned to Hapoel Tel Aviv as professional director. He married Yafit Paz in 2009, the couple has 4 daughters, and in 2024 he was elected to the Givatayim city council.