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Shalom Tikva

Shalom Tikva is an Israeli former footballer who played as an attacking midfielder for clubs in Israel and Europe and for the Israel national team.

born 1965Israel national team midfielderHapoel Tel Aviv 2000 doublePlaying for Standard Liège

Born: 8 May 1965, Netanya
Occupation: association football player, association football coach

Shalom Tikva was born in 1965 in Netanya

Tikva was born on May 8, 1965, in Netanya, where he grew up. He was the second of four children of Eliyahu and Haviva Tikva, who came to Israel from Iraq in Operation Ezra and Nehemiah. His younger brother Avi Tikva is also a footballer.

He began at Maccabi Netanya and moved to Europe in 1988. He played for Standard Liège in Belgium, signed with Lens in France in 1991, and later played for KV Boom and again for Maccabi Netanya. Injuries kept him off the field at Neuchâtel Xamax in Switzerland and during a second spell at Standard Liège in 1995.

In January 1996 he joined Hapoel Tel Aviv. He won the State Cup in 1999 and the league and cup double in his final season, 1999/2000. For Israel he made 23 appearances and scored 6 goals between 1986 and 1994.

After retiring he was twice an assistant coach at Hapoel Tel Aviv, in 2000/2001 and in 2004/2005. In the mid 2000s he went into real estate with his brother Avi. He is a member of the Israeli Football Hall of Fame.