Nicolás Valansi (; born 11 April 1979) is an Argentine-Israeli

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playing in Sportivo Chimichurri.

Playing career

Valansi competed in Israel with the Argentina national football team in the

2001 Maccabiah Games The 16th Maccabiah Games (), the Opening Ceremony was held in Jerusalem at Teddy Stadium, while the re-building process of the Maccabiah bridge collapse, collapsed bridge and investigations into the collapse continued. The 16th Maccabiah attracted ...

. Valansi was named the tournament MVP, and led Argentina to a gold medal victory over their Mexican counterparts. Valansi was a central part of the midfield of Ironi Kiryat Shmona while they were in the

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. In 2009, the

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discovered that Valansi was contracted with Maccabi Kafr Kanna even though he left the club. Kafr Kanna were fined, and had two points deducted from them in the league table. Valansi played with Hapoel Hadera until he was released in January 2012. In 2013 he returned to Argentina, and now plays amateur side Sportivo Chimichurri from

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Valansi, Nicolas 1979 births Jewish Israeli sportspeople Israeli men's footballers Jewish footballers Living people Jewish Argentine sportspeople Maccabiah Games medalists in football Maccabiah Games gold medalists for Argentina Competitors at the 2001 Maccabiah Games Argentine emigrants to Israel Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona F.C. players Hapoel Ramat Gan Givatayim F.C. players Maccabi Kafr Kanna F.C. players Hapoel Afula F.C. players Hapoel Hadera F.C. players Israeli people of Argentine-Jewish descent Sportspeople of Argentine descent Liga Leumit players Men's association football midfielders