Zion Merili
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Zion Merili | ||
| Date of birth | 11 February 1957 | ||
| 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
[edit]Early life
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ a b Haberman, Itzhak. ציון מרילי [Zion Merili] (in Hebrew). Maccabi Haifa. Retrieved 4 October 2009.[permanent dead link]
References
[edit]- מרילי ציון [Merili Zion] (in Hebrew). Israel Football Association. Retrieved 4 October 2009.
External links
[edit]- (in Hebrew) Profile and short biography of Zion Merili on Maccabi Haifa's official website[permanent dead link]
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