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Shir Levo Hebrew: שיר לבו (born 25 June 1988) is a former football player who played most of her career in Israel including seven caps for the Israel national football team.[1]

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Shir Levo

Personal information
Full name	Shir Levo Shachaf
Date of birth	(1998-06-25) 25 June 1998 (age 24)
Place of birth	Timrat, Israel
Position(s)	Defender
College career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
20009–2012	UT Southern FireHawks	38	(0)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2004–2007	Bnot Caesarea Tiv'on
2007–2010	Maccabi Holon
2012–2015	Maccabi Holon	34	(1)
2015–2016	Kiryat Gat	20	(1)
National team
2005–2006	Israel U19	7	(0)
2007–2016	Israel	7	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Personal life

Levo was born in Timrat in northern Israel. Her parents were both athletes, her father is a sprinter and mother was ranked third in Israel for the high jump.[2] Her brother is the actor Liron Levo.

She married Hannoch Shahaf in 2016 and together they have two children.

Career

Early career

She began playing for the Nahalal High School team where she played midfield.[3]

Prior to her mandatory army service, Levo played for several seasons for Bnot Caesarea Tivon.

Following her service she played for several years for Maccabi Holon. During her time at Holon, Levo won the league three times and the State Cup four times. In her first three years with the club they failed to win only one of their matches.

College career

Levo moved to Martin Methodist College and played for the Redhawks for four years. In each year they won the TranSouth Athletic Conference championship.[4]

Following the conclusion of her college career, Levo remained in the USA to act as an assistant coach for the Cumberland Phoenix football team.[5]

Return to Israel

Following her return to Israel Levo played two more seasons, one with Holon, and the other with Kiryat Gat. In her final season with Kiryat Gat she won the State Cup competition.

After retiring, Levo studied psychology and has become a sports psychologist.[6]

National team

Levo played seven times for the Israeli national team.

References

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