Shlomo Scharf

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]

Shlomo Scharf
Personal information
Date of birth (1943-01-01) January 1, 1943
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
Managerial career
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

Managerial career

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.

Honours

As a Player

As a Manager

References
  1. "הפועל כפר סבא".
  2. http://dribblist.com/israel/teams/hapoel_kfar_saba/1970–1971
  3. http://boom.co.il/newsite/page.php?main=view_article&type=0&article_id=33472
  4. "Shlomo Scharf, Sports Commentator". Israel Hayom. Retrieved December 27, 2010.
  5. Cazal, Jean-Michel; Bleicher, Yaniv (February 19, 2010). "Israel Official Games 1990–1999". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation (RSSSF). Retrieved December 27, 2010.


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