Aharon Amar

Aharon Amar (Hebrew: אהרון אמר), is a former Israeli footballer for Maccabi Haifa.

Aharon Amar

Personal information
Date of birth	(1937-01-01) 1 January 1937 (age 87)
Place of birth	Casablanca, French protectorate in Morocco
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Maccabi Haifa	132	(35)
International career
1958–1961	Israel	14	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Sports career

Amar was discovered by Haifa, when word of mouth got around that a local kibbutz had a new immigrant that was an amazing footballer.^[1] After scouts saw him play, he was immediately signed and enjoyed immediate success with the Greens.

This led to Amar being called up to the Israel national football team, where he played in the win over Yugoslavia. He played 14 times for Israel between 1958 and 1961.^[2]

He scored a league record seventeen goals in the 1958–59 Liga Leumit season. He was the last Maccabi Haifa player to top the league goalscoring until Zahi Armeli scored 25 goals in 1987–88.^[3]

References

1. "וואלה! מכבי חיפה אהרון אמר" (in Hebrew). Maccabi Haifa F.C. 6 February 2012. Archived from the original on 6 February 2012. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
2. "AMER Aharon". The Israel Football Association. Archived from the original on 11 September 2014. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
3. "Israel - List of Topscorers". RSSSF. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 30 December 2019.