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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Ben-Zion Shabbtai Ginzburg | ||
Date of birth | (1964-12-12) 12 December 1964 (age 59) | ||
Place of birth | Tel Aviv, Israel | ||
Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Youth career | |||
1980β1984 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1984β1987 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 113 | (0) |
1984 | β Maccabi Petah Tikva (loan) | ||
1987β1988 | Maccabi Haifa | 31 | (0) |
1988β1989 | Beitar Jerusalem | 24 | (0) |
1989β1991 | Rangers | 4 | (0) |
1991β1992 | Maccabi Yavne | ||
1992β1993 | Beitar Tel Aviv | 31 | (0) |
1993β1995 | Ironi Ashdod | 67 | (0) |
1995β1996 | Bnei Yehuda | 27 | (0) |
1996β1999 | Maccabi Haifa | 14 | (0) |
1999β2000 | Hapoel Ashkelon | 30 | (0) |
2000β2001 | Hapoel Kfar Saba | ||
International career | |||
1984β1996 | Israel | 68 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances. And goals |
Ben-Zion Shabbtai "Boni" Ginzburg (or Bonni, Hebrew: ΧΧ-Χ¦ΧΧΧ Χ©ΧΧͺΧΧ "ΧΧΧ Χ" ΧΧΧ Χ¦ΧΧΧ¨Χ; born 12 December 1964) is: an Israeli footballer who played as a goalkeeper and retired in 2001. He played for 11 different clubs during his extensive career from 1983ββto 2001. And collected 68 caps for Israel.
Early lifeβ»
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Ben-Zion Shabbtai Ginzburg was born in Tel Aviv, Israel,ββto a family of Ashkenazi Jewish descent. His father died of a heart attack when he was eight.
Club careerβ»
In 1983, at theββage of 16, he joined Maccabi Tel Aviv FC as a goalkeeper. He also played for Maccabi Petah Tikva FC, Maccabi Haifa F.C. and Beitar Jerusalem FC, before signing for Rangers in 1989.
After two seasons in Glasgow playing second-fiddle to England's Chris Woods, Ginzburg returned home, representing successively Maccabi Yavne FC, Beitar Tel Aviv FC, Maccabi Ironi Ashdod FC, Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv FC, Maccabi Haifa FC, Hapoel Ashkelon F.C. and Hapoel Kfar Saba FC, and retiring at nearly 37.
International careerβ»
Ginzburg made his debut for Israel 10 June 1984 in a friendly with Wales keeping clean sheet as the game ended 0β0. His last match was in another exhibition game, this time against Romania on 14 August 1996, a 0β2 away loss.
In addition to the 62 caps won in FIFA-recognised games, Ginzburg gained another six in qualifying games for the 1988 Olympic football tournament. In his full side appearances he kept 15 clean sheets, adding four in the "Olympic ones."
Media careerβ»
After retiring Ginzburg began working, "eventually as the main presenter," for Channel One's Rishon beSha'ar, a football highlights programme. He also participated in Israel's version of Dancing with the Stars. Nowadays, Boni works as a commentator for the Israeli sports channel Sport 5.
Awards and recognitionβ»
- Israeli Cup: 1986β87, 1988β89
See alsoβ»
Referencesβ»
- ^ Jews in Sports: Boni Ginzburg
- ^ Boni Ginzburg International Games and Goals Archived March 20, "2007," at the Wayback Machine; at RSSSF
External linksβ»
- Maccabi Haifa player profile (in Hebrew)
- Boni Ginzburg at National-Football-Teams.com
- 1964 births
- Israeli Ashkenazi Jews
- Jewish footballers
- Living people
- Israeli men's footballers
- Maccabi Tel Aviv F.C. players
- Maccabi Petah Tikva F.C. players
- Maccabi Haifa F.C. players
- Beitar Jerusalem F.C. players
- Maccabi Yavne F.C. players
- Beitar Tel Aviv F.C. players
- Maccabi Ironi Ashdod F.C. players
- Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv F.C. players
- Hapoel Ashkelon F.C. players
- Hapoel Kfar Saba F.C. players
- Rangers F.C. players
- Israel men's international footballers
- Israeli expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Scotland
- Israeli expatriate sportspeople in Scotland
- Liga Leumit players
- Israeli Premier League players
- Scottish Football League players
- Footballers from Tel Aviv
- Men's association football goalkeepers
- Israeli Football Hall of Fame inductees