Nir Davidovich

Nir Davidovich

Footballer

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Career & Clubs

Football career

Played in each age-class youth national team of Israel. 1995: Promoted to senior team of Maccabi Haifa. 1996: Gave outstanding performance when Maccabi Haifa kept a 0–0 against Hapoel Petah Tikva after 3 (!) "greens" were sent off. 1997: Overcame veteran goalkeeper Bonni Ginzburg to become MHFC senior goalkeeper. 1998: First international appearance at Israel 4–0 victory over Turkey. 1998: Wins the Israeli cup after 2–0 victory over Hapoel Jerusalem. 1998: Excels in 1–1 draw against French top football club Paris Saint-Germain. 1999: Injured seriously in the crotch and missed the entire season. 2000–2001: Won the championship with Maccabi Haifa, conceding only 28 goals (the lowest in that season). 2001: Injured in his knee in the match versus Spain, where he kept the Israeli goal clean until he was replaced in half-time. 2002: Missed most of the season because of his knee injury. 2003: Recovered from knee injury and played the final matches in the league. 2003: Excelled in MHFC 0:0 draw against Valencia. After his performance he received grades of 10 in the Israeli press (just seven players received grade of 10 in the history of the Israeli press) and was dubbed "The Octopus" by the Spanish press. 2003–2004: Won the championship with Maccabi Haifa and chosen by player, press and coaches as the MVP of the season. 2004: saves a penalty kick as Israel beat Cyprus 2–1 in a 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifier. 2009: On 19 April Davidovich made his 300th league appearance in Maccabi…

Club
Maccabi Haifa F.C. (1994–2013)
Club
Israel national under-21 football team (1995–1997)
Club
Israel men's national football team (1998–2010)
Club
Maccabi Haifa F.C. (1994–2013)
National team
Israel

Personal

Early life

Davidovich was born in Haifa, Israel, to a Jewish family. His father is footballer Benjamin Davidovich.

Legacy

Honours

Club

Maccabi Haifa Israeli Premier League (7):

2000–01, 2001–02, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2008–09, 2010–11 Israel State Cup (2):

1995, 1998 Toto Cup Top Division (3):

2002-03, 2005–06, 2007–08

Individual

Maccabi Haifa Footballer of the Year in Israel (1): 2004

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Identifiers & aliases
Description

Israeli footballer

Position

goalkeeper

Extract from Wikipedia

Nir Davidovich is an Israeli former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. His honours are 7 championships, 2 Israeli cups, 3 Toto Cups, 1 MVP of the season.

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