Shlomo Scharf
Encyclopedia
Shlomo Scharf is an Israel
i football
manager
and a regular commentator on Israeli Sport 5
TV channel. Scharf managed Maccabi Haifa
to three championships, and was Israel national football team
manager from 1992 to 1999.
What was most impressive during his tenure as Israeli national coach was that defeats were transformed to draws, and later into victories. His contract was always running for the next two years, and because of the visible improvement in the side, extensions followed.
More games on which good results had been gained was a win against Poland, starting the qualifying campaign for the European Championships, as well as a sound defeat of the Bulgarian national team, without their star Hristo Stoichkov, again in the first match of the qualifying round, this time for the World Cup in France, with the presence of a strong crowd in their home stadium of Ramat Gan.
Scharf's biggest achievement came when long-time nemesis Austria was defeated, with an impressive score of 5-0, Israel's biggest competitive win against an arguably stronger team.
On the negative side were both losses to Cyprus as visitors, as well as the humiliation against Denmark in the Euro 2000 playoffs, which ended the experienced trainer's spell as National team boss.
Following a short spell with Maccabi Tel Aviv, Scharf retired, ending a very prominent coaching career, which is still respected in the local media, and his opinion is periodically required to define what's new and old in Israeli football.
His catchphrase on the Israeli "Sport5" channel is "Out of the ordinary, good" when he enjoys a certain football team or player.
Israel
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Football (soccer)
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manager
Coach (sport)
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and a regular commentator on Israeli Sport 5
Sport 5
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TV channel. Scharf managed Maccabi Haifa
Maccabi Haifa
Maccabi Haifa is a sports club in Israel, founded in 1913, and part of the Maccabi association. It runs several sports clubs and teams in Haifa which have competed in a variety of sports over the years, such as Football, Weightlifting, swimming, Tennis, Table tennis, Volleyball, Team handball,...
to three championships, and was Israel national football team
Israel national football team
The Israel national football team is the national football team of Israel, controlled by the Israel Football Association .Israel National Football is the direct successor of the Eretz Yisrael National Team during British Mandate...
manager from 1992 to 1999.
Managerial career
As manager of the national team in Israel, Scharf is forever remembered for beating France 3-2 on French soil. This was just the glorious end of his first European cycle of the national team.What was most impressive during his tenure as Israeli national coach was that defeats were transformed to draws, and later into victories. His contract was always running for the next two years, and because of the visible improvement in the side, extensions followed.
More games on which good results had been gained was a win against Poland, starting the qualifying campaign for the European Championships, as well as a sound defeat of the Bulgarian national team, without their star Hristo Stoichkov, again in the first match of the qualifying round, this time for the World Cup in France, with the presence of a strong crowd in their home stadium of Ramat Gan.
Scharf's biggest achievement came when long-time nemesis Austria was defeated, with an impressive score of 5-0, Israel's biggest competitive win against an arguably stronger team.
On the negative side were both losses to Cyprus as visitors, as well as the humiliation against Denmark in the Euro 2000 playoffs, which ended the experienced trainer's spell as National team boss.
Following a short spell with Maccabi Tel Aviv, Scharf retired, ending a very prominent coaching career, which is still respected in the local media, and his opinion is periodically required to define what's new and old in Israeli football.
His catchphrase on the Israeli "Sport5" channel is "Out of the ordinary, good" when he enjoys a certain football team or player.
Honours
- Israeli Premier League (3):
- 1983–84Liga Leumit 1983-84The 1983–84 Liga Leumit season began on 24 September 1983 and ended on 26 May 1984, with Maccabi Haifa winning their first ever title. David Lavi of Maccabi Netanya was the league's top scorer with 17 goals....
, 1984–85, 1990–91
- 1983–84
- Israel State CupIsrael State CupThe 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...
(3):- 1975, 1981, 1991