Shimon Shenhar (19 September 1942 – 11 March 2012) was an Israeli football manager and footballer.

Shimon Shenhar
Personal information
Date of birth (1942-09-19)19 September 1942
Place of birth Israel
Date of death 11 March 2012(2012-03-11) (aged 69)
Place of death Israel
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Maccabi Hadera
1961–1968 Maccabi Haifa
Managerial career
1975–1976 Beitar Haifa
1976–1977 Maccabi Haifa
1978 Hapoel Acre
1978–1979 Beitar Jerusalem
1980 Hapoel Petah Tikva
1980 Hapoel Haifa
1981–1983 Hapoel Be'er Sheva
1983–1985 Shimshon Tel Aviv
1985–1987 Maccabi Tel Aviv
1987–1988 Hapoel Kfar Saba
1988–1989 Hapoel Be'er Sheva
1990 Hapoel Tel Aviv
1998–1999 Hapoel Kfar Saba
1999–2000 Shimshon Tel Aviv
2000–2001 Federated States of Micronesia
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Early life

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Shenhar was the son of Israeli footballer Otto Schlefenberg.[1]

Career

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After managing teams in Israel, Shenhar was appointed manager of the Federated States of Micronesia national football team, where he was described as a "local hero" and helped set up the Micronesia president's visit to Israel as well as help secure the release of an Israeli woman held in a Micronesian prison, with the Foreign Ministry claiming that a number of Micronesia's United Nations votes in favor of Israel could be attributed to Shenhar.[2] He was also described as "authoritarian style clashed with local customs".[3]

Personal life

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Shenhar was married and had four children.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "נפטר מאמן העבר שמעון שנהר". ynet.co.il.
  2. ^ "Shimon Shenhar - Haaretz article".
  3. ^ "FourFourTwo Magazine article".