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Tzahi Ilos

Tzahi Ilos is an Israeli former footballer and coach who captained the Israel national beach soccer team.

born 1978Captaining Israel's beach soccer teamThe 2007 Israeli beach soccer titlePlaying for Maccabi Netanya

Born: 13 August 1978, Hadera
Occupation: association football player, association football coach, beach soccer player

Tzahi Ilos was born in 1978 in Hadera

Tzahi Ilos was born on August 13, 1978, in Hadera. He grew up in the Givat Olga neighborhood of the city.

He began in the youth team of Maccabi Haifa and also played for Israel's youth national team. As an adult he joined Hapoel Haifa, then played for lower league clubs such as Hakoah Ramat Gan, Hapoel Hadera and Ironi Kiryat Shmona. After 3 years he signed with Maccabi Netanya, stayed a year and a half, and later spent one season back at Hapoel Haifa.

In 2007 he turned to beach soccer. He captained Netanya to the Israeli league title and became captain of the national team, which won the Diamonds Tournament in 2007 and the Challenge Cup in 2008. He retired from the national team on July 5, 2019, in a friendly match against Brazilian stars.

In 2011 he began playing indoor football with Hadera. In 2018 he became youth coach at Hapoel Hadera and was dismissed after the 2018/2019 season. On December 26, 2020, he was named coach of Holon Yermiyahu.