Tamir Linhart

Last updated
Tamir Linhart
Tamir Linhart for the Warthogs.jpg
Personal information
Date of birth (1968-11-18) 18 November 1968 (age 55)
Place of birth Tel Aviv, Israel
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Attacking Midfielder
Youth career
1984–1986 Hapoel Tel Aviv
1991–1994 George Mason Patriots
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1986–1991 Hapoel Tel Aviv
1991–1996 Washington Warthogs
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Tamir Linhart (born 18 November 1968 in Israel) is a former professional and college soccer player.

Contents

Career

Linhart played professionally for 7 years for Hapoel Tel Aviv of the Israeli Premier League and won two times the National Championships. He was a member of the two-time championship team and qualified with Hapoel Tel Aviv for the UEFA Cup. [1] He also played professionally for the Washington Warthogs of the Continental Indoor Soccer League.

1991 until 1994 Linhart played for George Mason University and was voted twice All American. [2] Linhart was inducted into the Washington Sports Jewish Hall of Fame in 2002, [3] and into the George Mason Soccer Hall of Fame.

Coaching career

In 1997 Linhart founded the Golden Boot Soccer Academy [4] and works here currently as coach. [5]

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Maccabi Tel Aviv B.C.</span> Basketball club in Israel

Maccabi Tel Aviv Basketball Club, known for sponsorship reasons as Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv, is a professional basketball club based in Tel Aviv, Israel. The team plays in the Israeli Basketball Premier League, and internationally in the EuroLeague. Maccabi Tel Aviv is known as one of the best teams in Europe, having won 6 Euroleague titles since joining, and having sent numerous players to the NBA draft.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Football in Israel</span>

Football, also known as Soccer, is the most popular sport in Israel. Football as an organised sport, first developed in the United Kingdom, who controlled Mandatory Palestine during the days of the British Mandate.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Hapoel Tel Aviv F.C.</span> Israeli football club

Hapoel Tel Aviv Football Club is an Israeli professional football club based in Tel Aviv that competes in the Israeli Premier League. The club's traditional home ground is Bloomfield Stadium. To date, the club has won 13 championships and 16 State Cups. In 1967, Hapoel Tel Aviv became the first club to win the Asian Champion Club Tournament.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Miki Berkovich</span> Israeli basketball player

Moshe "Miki" Berkovich is an Israeli former professional basketball player. A 193 cm shooting guard, he is considered to be one of the greatest Israeli basketball players of all time.

Hapoel Tel Aviv Basketball Club is an Israeli professional basketball club, based in Tel Aviv, Israel. Historically the second-most successful side in Israeli basketball with five national championships, the club is owned by Hapoel Tel Aviv Supporters Trust. The team was established in 1935, and plays in the Israeli Basketball Premier League and in EuroCup Basketball.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Hapoel Jerusalem B.C.</span> Basketball team in Israel

Hapoel Jerusalem Basketball Club, known for sponsorship reasons as Hapoel Bank Yahav Jerusalem, is a professional basketball club based in the City of Jerusalem, Israel, and competes in the Israeli Basketball Premier League, the Israeli State Cup, and the Basketball Champions League. It has won several titles, including the ULEB Cup in 2004, the Israeli Basketball Premier League championship in 2015 and 2017, and seven state Cups. In 2013, a new ownership group took over, and the club has since seen a remarkable advancement and expansion. The team began playing in the Pais Arena in 2014.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">David Blatt</span> Israeli-American basketball player and coach (born 1959)

David Michael Blatt, is an Israeli-American professional basketball executive. He is also a former coach and player.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Israeli Basketball Premier League</span> Top division of Israeli basketball

Ligat HaAl, or the Israeli Basketball Premier League, is the top-tier level league of professional competition in Israeli club basketball, making it Israel's primary basketball competition. The league's name is abbreviated as either BSL or ISBL. For sponsorship reasons, the league is also referred to as Ligat Winner Sal, lit. Winner Basket League, with "Winner" being the name of a game operated by the league's primary sponsor, Toto Winner.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Yossi Abukasis</span> Israeli footballer and coach

Yosef "Yossi" Abukasis is an Israeli former football midfielder and current coach of Hapoel Tel Aviv

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Giora Spiegel</span> Israeli footballer

Giora Spiegel, is an Israeli former footballer and coach. As a footballer, he holds the record for the longest Israeli international career, spanning 14 years and 357 days.

Reuven "Roby" Young is a former Israeli international footballer, and captain of Hapoel Haifa.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Vicky Peretz</span> Israeli footballer (1953–2021)

Yitzhak "Vicky" Peretz was an Israeli football player and manager. He played for Maccabi Ramat Amidar, Maccabi Tel Aviv, Strasbourg, Rennes, Maccabi Tel Aviv, Shimshon Tel Aviv, Beitar Netanya, Hapoel Lod, and Maccabi HaShikma Ramat Hen. He earned a gold medal playing for Israel at the 1973 Maccabiah Games, and in 1976 he played for the Israel national football team in the Montreal Olympics.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Hapoel Holon B.C.</span> Basketball team in Israel

Hapoel Holon Basketball Club, is a professional basketball club based in Holon, Israel. The team plays in the Israeli Basketball Premier League, and internationally in the Basketball Champions League. The team was founded in 1947, and plays in the Holon Toto Hall, which is home to 5,500 spectators.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Doron Sheffer</span> Israeli basketball player (born 1972)

Doron Sheffer is an Israeli former professional basketball player. He spent most of his club career playing with Maccabi Tel Aviv. During his playing career he played at the point guard and shooting guard positions. During his playing days, his nickname was "The Iceman".

Irad Young is a retired Israeli-American professional football (soccer) player. Playing for George Mason University he set the school's career assist record. After college he played for Hapoel Haifa, the Washington Warthogs, and the Baton Rouge Bombers.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Nerijus Valskis</span> Lithuanian footballer

Nerijus Valskis is a Lithuanian former professional footballer who played as a forward.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Danny Franco</span> Israeli basketball coach

Danny Franco is an Israeli basketball coach.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Chris Watson (basketball)</span> American-Israeli basketball player

Chris Watson is an American–Israeli former basketball player, who has played on the Israel national basketball team, and whose positions have been power forward and center. He is 6' 7" (200 cm) tall.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Tamir Blatt</span> Israeli basketball player

Tamir Blatt is an Israeli professional basketball player for Maccabi Tel Aviv of the Israeli Basketball Premier League and the EuroLeague. He is the son of former basketball player and coach David Blatt. In the 2020-2021 season he led the Israel Basketball Premier League in assists per game.

Radenko Dobraš is a Serbian former basketball player. He played the guard position. He was named to the 1993 Israeli Basketball Premier League Quintet.

References

  1. Tamir Linhart | LinkedIn
  2. "College Soccer Report (Published 1992)". The New York Times .
  3. First Class of Men’s Soccer Hall of Fame to Be Honored at Sunday’s Game
  4. Clock, Michele (22 August 2002). "Ex-Pro Linhart Gets Creative With Game He Knows Best". Washington Post. Archived from the original on 21 October 2012. Retrieved 21 June 2009.
  5. Tamir Linhart - Golden Boot