Gal Nir (; born March 30, 1983) is an Israeli

football (soccer) Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 Football player, players who almost exclusively use their feet to propel a Ball (association football), ball around a rectangular f ...

goalkeeper In many team sports that involve scoring goal (sport), goals, the goalkeeper (sometimes termed goaltender, netminder, GK, goalie, or keeper) is a designated player charged with directly preventing the opposing team from scoring by blocking or i ...

. Nir began his career in the youth club of

Hapoel Tel Aviv Hapoel Tel Aviv () is a sports club in Israel, founded in the 1920s, and part of the Hapoel association. It runs several sports clubs and teams in Tel Aviv which have competed in a variety of sports over the years, such as football, basketball, w ...

and moved later on to the youth club of Hapoel Ironi Rison LeZion, where he also played in the seniors team. In 2002 Nir moved to

Hapoel Kfar Saba Hapoel Kfar Saba F.C. (, ''Moadon Kaduregel Hapoel Kfar Saba'') is an Israeli football club based in Kfar Saba. The club competes in the Liga Leumit and plays home matches at Levita Stadium. History The club was established in 1928. In 1951– ...

but left after one season to

Maccabi Tel Aviv Maccabi Tel Aviv () is one of the largest sports clubs in Israel, and a part of the Maccabi association. Many sports clubs and teams in Tel Aviv are in association with Maccabi and compete in a variety of sports, such as football, basketball, j ...

, where he was for two seasons the second goalkeeper after

Liran Strauber Liran Strauber (or Shtrauber, ; born 20 August 1974) is a former Israeli association footballer who played as a goalkeeper. At international level, Strauber was capped at under-17 and under-21, and played eight times for the senior Israel na ...

. He then moved to

Maccabi Netanya Maccabi Netanya F.C. () is an Israeli professional football club based in Netanya. Established in 1934, the club was a founding member of the Israeli League in 1949. After winning their first championship in 1971, the club's golden period last ...

, where he was the second goalkeeper after Avi Peretz. Nir played for

, where he was the second goalkeeper after

. The interesting thing about it is, that also in

he was the second goalkeeper after the same Strauber. In June 2009 Nir signed with

Ironi Nir Ramat HaSharon Hapoel Nir Ramat HaSharon Football Club () is an Israeli football club based in Ramat HaSharon. Founded in 1957, the club is currently competing in Liga Leumit, and plays its home matches at Grundman Stadium. History The club was founded in 195 ...

in the

Liga Leumit The Israeli Liga Leumit (, HaLiga HaLeumit, ) is the second division of the professional Israeli association football (soccer) league system. This second-tier league is placed directly below the Israeli Premier League. Structure There are 16 ...

where he will be the first choice in his position.

Honours

Israel State Cup The Israel State Cup (, ''Gvia HaMedina''), is a knockout cup competition in Israeli football, run by the Israel Football Association (IFA). The State Cup was first held in 1928 as the People's Cup. Because it involves clubs of all standards ...

: **2005 * Toto Cup (Leumit): **2010 *

: **2010-11

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Nir, Gal 1983 births Living people Jewish Israeli sportspeople Israeli men's footballers Liga Leumit players Israeli Premier League players Men's association football goalkeepers Hapoel Kfar Saba F.C. players Hapoel Rishon LeZion F.C. players Maccabi Tel Aviv F.C. players Maccabi Netanya F.C. players Hapoel Nir Ramat HaSharon F.C. players Hapoel Ra'anana A.F.C. players Maccabi Akhi Nazareth F.C. players Footballers from Rishon LeZion 21st-century Israeli sportsmen