Zahi Armeli

Zahi Armali

Personal information
Date of birth	(1957-10-25) 25 October 1957
Place of birth	Shefa-'Amr, Israel
Position(s)	Striker
Youth career
	Maccabi Shefa-'Amr
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1972–1975	Maccabi Shefa-'Amr
1975	Hapoel Sakhnin
1975–1982	Maccabi Shefa-'Amr
1982–1989	Maccabi Haifa	179	(90)
	Hapoel Jerusalem
	Hapoel Haifa
	Maccabi Shefa-'Amr
International career
1982–1986	Israel	28	(10)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Zahi Armali (Arabic: زاهي أرملي‎‎, Hebrew: זאהי ארמלי‎, born 25 October 1957) is a former Arab-Israeli footballer who started his career at Maccabi Shefa-'Amr, and a holder of many records at Maccabi Haifa.

Football career

Born and raised in Shefa-'Amr, Zahi started his professional career at Maccabi Shefa-'Amr. After a few years he spent playing in the lower leagues he signed a contract with Maccabi Haifa in 1983.

During his seven-season career at Maccabi Haifa, Zahi won three championships. He remains the club's record goalscorer with 90 league goals in 179 games.

After the 1989 season Zahi left Maccabi Haifa and subsequently played for Hapoel Jerusalem, Hapoel Haifa and his hometown club Maccabi Shefa-'Amr, where he finished his professional career as a player. Then Zahi started training the Shefa-'Amr team for a while and today works as a car mechanic.

External links

• Zahi Armali Maccabi Haifa (Hebrew)