Shay Holtzman is a retired Israel

Israel

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i footballer. He played as a striker in the top level of Israeli league football for Maccabi Netanya, Maccabi Haifa

Maccabi Haifa F.C.

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, Tzafririm Holon

Hapoel Tzafririm Holon F.C.

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, Hapoel Be'er Sheva, Beitar Jerusalem, Hapoel Haifa, Maccabi Petah Tikva, Ironi Rishon leZion

Hapoel Ironi Rishon leZion

Hapoel Ironi Rishon LeZion F.C. is an Israeli football club, They are currently in Israeli Premier League, the top level of Israeli football. Home matches are played at the Haberfeld Stadium.-History:...

, F.C. Ashdod

F.C. Ashdod

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 and for the Israel national team

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. He also played for Austrian giants Austria Wien for one season. He is widely considered as one of the greatest strikers of all time, being both F.C. Ashdod

F.C. Ashdod

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's and the Israeli Premier League's record goalscorer. After retiring as a player, Holtzman now works as a technical director of F.C. Ashdod

F.C. Ashdod

F.C. Ashdod is an Israeli football club, playing in the port city of Ashdod. The unorthodox name of the team is the result of the union of two city rivals, Hapoel Ashdod and Maccabi Ironi Ashdod...

.

Career

Holtzman grew in the Maccabi Netanya youth team, and in 1990–91 season he went to the first team of the club until 1992–93 season. In 1993–94 season he played in Maccabi Haifa

Maccabi Haifa F.C.

Maccabi Haifa Football Club is an Israeli football team from the city of Haifa, a section of Maccabi Haifa sports club. The club has won 12 championships, 5 State Cups and 4 Toto Cups...

 and won with the team in the Israeli Championship and the Toto Cup

Toto Cup

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.

During 1994–95 season he went from Maccabi Haifa to Tzafririm Holon

Hapoel Tzafririm Holon F.C.

Hapoel Tzafririm Holon F.C. is an Israeli football club based in the city of Holon. The club was founded in 1985 by a merger of Hapoel Holon and Tzafririm Holon.-Hapoel Holon:...

, until 1996–97 season which he transferred to Hapoel Be'er Sheva and won in the Israel State Cup

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.

In 1997–98 Holtzman went abroad to France, to Stade Rennais but during the season he went back to Israel, to Beitar Jerusalem which he won with the team in the Israeli Championship and the Toto Cup

Toto Cup

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. In the beginning of 1998–99 Holtzman started in Hapoel Haifa but later during the season he went abroad again, to FK Austria Wien

FK Austria Wien

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 of Austria.

In the beginning of 1999–2000 season Holtzman went back to his local club, Maccabi Netanya, but later he decided to leave again, to Maccabi Petah Tikva. After a year and a half in Petah Tikva, he started the 2001–02 season in Ironi Rishon leZion. That season he finished second place in the top scorers list with 17 goals. During 2002–03 he left Rishon leZion and signed with F.C. Ashdod

F.C. Ashdod

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. Holtzman finished the same season as the co-top scorer with Yaniv Abargil

Yaniv Abargil

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 with 18 goals, the next season again he shared the title with Ofir Haim, and in 2005–06 season he won again in this title but alone.

Team

• Israeli football championships (2):
  • 1993–94, 1997–98

• Israel State Cup
  Israel State Cup
  The State Cup , is a knockout cup competition in Israeli football, run by the Israeli Football Association.The State Cup was first held in 1927–28 as the Palestine Cup...
  
   (1):
  • 1997

• Toto Cup
  Toto Cup
  The Toto Cup is an association football tournament that exists separately in the two highest divisions in Israel: the Premier League and Liga Leumit....
  
   (1):
  • 1997–98

External links

• Stats at National Football Teams