Ofer Talker
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ofer Talker | ||
| Date of birth | April 22, 1973 | ||
| Place of birth | Ashdod, Israel | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Maccabi Herzliya | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Maccabi Ironi Ashdod | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1991-1993 | Maccabi Ironi Ashdod | 28 | (3) |
| 1993-2002 | Hapoel Haifa | 195 | (46) |
| 2002-2005 | Beitar Jerusalem | 99 | (5) |
| 2005-2006 | Maccabi Netanya | 27 | (1) |
| 2006-2009 | Hapoel Kfar Saba | 37 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 1997-2001 | Israel | 23 | (1) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2009-2011 | Maccabi Herzliya (U-20 & assistant) | ||
| 2011-2012 | Maccabi Herzliya | ||
| 2013 | Beitar Tel Aviv Ramla | ||
| 2014 | Sektzia Nes Tziona | ||
| 2015 | Hapoel Nazareth Illit | ||
| 2016- | Maccabi Herzliya | ||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Ofer Talker (Hebrew: עופר טלקר born April 22, 1973) is a former Israeli football defender and now works as manager.
Early years
Talker was born in Ashdod, a city in the southern part of Israel.
Club career
Talker began playing for the youth group of Maccabi Ironi Ashdod until 1988, when he moved to the elder team. In 1993 he moved to Hapoel Haifa, where he won the Israeli Premier League and the Toto Cup. In the middle of the 2002 season he moved to Beitar Jerusalem, where he played for four years.
At the end of 2005 Talker moved to Maccabi Netanya and in 2006 to Hapoel Kfar Saba, where he remained until his retirement in 2009.
Coaching career
On 23 May 2011, Talker was appointed as the manager of Maccabi Herzliya.[1] He left the club in November 2012.
On 11 February 2013, Talker was appointed as the manager of Beitar Tel Aviv Ramla. He worked as the manager of Beitar until the end of that season.
In January 2014 he worked as the manager of Sektzia Nes Tziona.
On January 28 2015, Ofer was appointed as the manager of Hapoel Nazareth Illit. He was sacked from the club on December 26, 2015 and a day later was rehired.[2]
Honours
As a Player
- Israeli Premier League (1):
- 1998-99
- Toto Cup (1):
- 2000-01
As a Manager
- Israeli Noar Leumit League (1):
- 2010-11
References
External links
- Ofer Talker at National-Football-Teams.com