Shlomo Scharf (Hebrew: שלמה שרף; born 1 January 1943) is a former Israeli football player and manager who now works as a regular commentator on Israeli Sport 5 TV channel. Scharf managed Maccabi Haifa to three championships,[4] and was Israel national football team manager from 1992 to 1999.[5]
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Date of birth | (1943-01-01) January 1, 1943 (age 79) | ||
Place of birth | Biysk, Altai Krai, USSR | ||
Youth career | |||
Hapoel Kfar Saba | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1961–1973[1][2] | Hapoel Kfar Saba | ||
Teams managed | |||
1974–1976 | Hapoel Kfar Saba | ||
1976–1978 | Hapoel Yehud[3] | ||
1978–1980 | Hapoel Kfar Saba | ||
1980–1983 | Bnei Yehuda | ||
1983–1987 | Maccabi Haifa | ||
1990–1992 | Maccabi Haifa | ||
1992–1999 | Israel | ||
2000 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | ||
2000 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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Scharf managed the Israeli national team from 1992 to 1999 during which time he beat France 3-2 in an away game, and his contract was repeatedly extended due to his improvements. Further international victories were achieved against Poland and Bulgaria whilst qualifying for the European Championships and World Cup (France) respectively. His most notable victory is regarded to be his 5-0 win against Austria.
Major losses were during two home games against Cyprus, and losing to Denmark in the Euro 2000 playoffs which ended his tenure as manager.
After briefly coaching the teams Maccabi Tel Aviv and Hapoel Be'er Sheva, he retired and works as a pundit on Israeli football for local media and national television.
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