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Zion Merili
ציון מרילי
Personal information
Full name Zion Merili
Date of birth (1957-02-11) 11 February 1957 (age 67)
Place of birth Jerusalem, Israel
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
Hapoel Jerusalem
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1974–1983 Hapoel Jerusalem
1983–1990 Maccabi Haifa 176 (20)
International career
1985–1987 Israel 6 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Zion Merili (Hebrew: ציון מרילי; born 11 February 1957 in Jerusalem) is an Israeli former professional association footballer who was part of the 1988–89 championship squad at Maccabi Haifa and the Israel national football team.

Biography

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Early life

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Merili grew up in Katamon in an Orthodox Jewish household.[1] Zion would sneak off after going to the synagogue to player football with friends.[1]

Footnotes

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  1. ^ a b Haberman, Itzhak. ציון מרילי [Zion Merili] (in Hebrew). Maccabi Haifa. Retrieved 4 October 2009.[permanent dead link]

References

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  • מרילי ציון [Merili Zion] (in Hebrew). Israel Football Association. Retrieved 4 October 2009.
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