Israeli footballer (born 1975)
Idan Tal
(
Hebrew
:
???? ??
; born 13 September 1975) is an Israeli former professional
footballer
who played as a
midfielder
.
Early life
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Tal was born in
Beersheba
, Israel, and is Jewish.
[1]
He lives in
Haifa
, is married to Doreen, and has two children, Miron and Amit.
[2]
Club career
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Tal started his career at
Hapoel Jerusalem FC
, moving to
Maccabi Petah Tikva
midway through the
1996?97 season
. He joined his next club,
Hapoel Tel Aviv
, in the same period of
1998?99
, winning the
Israel State Cup
with the side (its first title in 11 years).
[2]
In
1999?2000
Tal represented
CP Merida
in Spain. Even though the
Extremadura
team finished in sixth position in the
second division
, it would be relegated due to irregularities, and he returned to Maccabi Petah Tikva, playing a handful of games before changing teams ? and countries ? again, as he signed with
Everton
in October 2000, appearing sparingly over the course of two 1/2 seasons.
[3]
In January 2003 Tal was released and returned to Spain, joining
La Liga
side
Rayo Vallecano
and
suffering another relegation
, this time on the pitch. In the summer, he signed for
Maccabi Haifa
.
[4]
On 9 November 2005, Tal received
French citizenship
, a process that took him five years to complete: his eligibility came through his wife Doreen, of
French descent
. The fact that he had acquired a
European passport
, along with his contract with Maccabi being due to expire at the end of the season, allowed him to renegotiate a return to Europe on a
free transfer
, where he would not count as a foreign player.
[5]
In July 2006 he left the
national champions
to return to England, signing with
Bolton Wanderers
and sharing teams with compatriot
Tal Ben Haim
.
[6]
During his sole
season
, as Bolton
qualified
for the
UEFA Cup
as seventh, Tal appeared almost exclusively
from the bench
(12 out of his 16
Premier League
appearances). He scored once, against
Doncaster Rovers
for
the season
's
FA Cup
.
[7]
In July 2007, at nearly 32, he was sold to
Beitar Jerusalem
,
[8]
signing a three-year contract worth
£
246,000.
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Tal returned to Hapoel Jerusalem in July 2011, agreeing to a three-year deal with the
second level
outfit. On 26 October 2011, he revealed that, although he had signed a long-term contract, he would retire at the end of
the season
if he did not achieve promotion to the top flight,
[9]
which eventually happened yet Tal continued to play for Hapoel. In April of the following year he was given a US$2000 fine and a month-long suspension by the club, after an argument with Hapoel manager
Michael Kadosh
.
[10]
International career
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Tal earned 69 caps for the
Israel national team
during nine years, scoring five goals.
Managerial career
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On 30 June 2013, Tal was appointed the manager of Hapoel Jerusalem.
[11]
In December he left the job due to poor results.
[12]
Managerial statistics
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Team
|
Nat
|
From
|
To
|
Record
|
G
|
W
|
D
|
L
|
Win %
|
Hapoel Jerusalem
|
|
30 June 2013
|
4 December 2013
|
13
|
3
|
5
|
5
|
0
23.08
|
Total
|
13
|
3
|
5
|
5
|
0
23.08
|
Honours
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Individual
- Israeli Player of the Year: 2004?05
[13]
References
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External links
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