Zion Merili
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Zion Merili | ||
| Date of birth | 11 February 1957 | ||
| Place of birth | Jerusalem, Israel | ||
| Position | 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 | edit source]Early life
[edit | edit source]Merili was raised in Katamon within an Orthodox Jewish family.[1] After synagogue services, Zion would sneak away to play football with his friends..[1]
Footnotes
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References
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External links
[edit | edit source]- (in Hebrew) Profile and short biography of Zion Merili on Maccabi Haifa's official website[permanent dead link]
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Categories:
- 1957 births
- Living people
- Jewish Israeli sportspeople
- Israeli men's footballers
- Footballers from Jerusalem
- Hapoel Jerusalem F.C. players
- Maccabi Haifa F.C. players
- Israel men's international footballers
- Hapoel Ashdod F.C. managers
- Men's association football defenders
- 20th-century Israeli sportsmen
- Israeli football defender stubs