Baruch Maman

Baruch Maman (Hebrew: ברוך ממן) is an Israeli former footballer. He is considered one of the best players to emerge from the ranks of the youth team of Maccabi Haifa.

Baruch Maman
Personal information
Full name Baruch Maman
Date of birth (1955-11-23) November 23, 1955
Place of birth Safed, Israel
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Youth career
Maccabi Haifa
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1973–1987 Maccabi Haifa 303 (45)
1987–1988 Bnei Yehuda
1988–1989 Hapoel Tiberias
National team
Israel 3 (0)
Teams managed
2004 Hapoel Haifa
2012–2013 Ironi Kiryat Ata
2014 Hapoel Asi Gilboa
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Biography

He was born in Safed to a Tunisian-Jewish family, they moved to Haifa when he was three.

Sports career

Joining the youth ranks at Maccabi Haifa at the age of 14, he enjoyed reasonable success on the Under-21 side scoring 12 goals in six matches. Before his draft into the Israel Defense Forces, he played his first team match against Hapoel Tel Aviv.

He played for the Israeli Air Force football team in an IDF tournament.

In 1982, Jack Mansell arrived to coach Maccabi Haifa. Despite his efforts to replace Maman out, Yochanan Vollach fought on his behalf and Maman went on to become a starring member of the team, helping Maccabi win its first championship in 1984 and retaining this title in 1985.

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