Sagi Strauss ( he, שגיא שטראוס; born 29 June 1976) is a retired Israeli

association footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby ...

. Strauss has been transferred or loaned to a new team before almost every season of his professional career.

Early and personal life

Strauss was born in

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Yokneam Moshava Yokneam ( he, יָקְנְעָם) is a moshava in the Northern District of Israel. Located on the outskirts of the city of Yokneam Illit on the border of the Jezreel Valley and the Menashe Heights, it falls under the jurisdiction of the Megiddo ...

, Israel, to a family of

Ashkenazi Jewish Ashkenazi Jews ( ; he, יְהוּדֵי אַשְׁכְּנַז, translit=Yehudei Ashkenaz, ; yi, אַשכּנזישע ייִדן, Ashkenazishe Yidn), also known as Ashkenazic Jews or ''Ashkenazim'',, Ashkenazi Hebrew pronunciation: , singu ...

descent. His brother Ram Strauss is an association footballer as well. His sister Alvit Strauss married

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association footballer Roberto Colautti in 2005, and on account of their marriage Colautti became an Israeli

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in 2007 and played for the

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, as well as four daughters together.

Honours

State Cup The Israel State Cup ( he, גביע המדינה, ''Gvia HaMedina''), is a Single-elimination tournament, knockout cup competition in Football in Israel, Israeli football, run by the Israel Football Association (IFA). The State Cup was first he ...

(1): **2003–04

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* * 1976 births Living people Israeli Ashkenazi Jews Israeli footballers Maccabi Haifa F.C. players Hapoel Acre F.C. players Hapoel Rishon LeZion F.C. players Hapoel Beit She'an F.C. players Hapoel Kfar Saba F.C. players Beitar Jerusalem F.C. players Maccabi Ironi Kiryat Ata F.C. players Maccabi Petah Tikva F.C. players Bnei Sakhnin F.C. players Hapoel Haifa F.C. players Maccabi Ahi Nazareth F.C. players Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona F.C. players Ahva Arraba F.C. players Israel international footballers Israeli Premier League players Israeli people of German-Jewish descent Association football goalkeepers Jewish footballers {{Israel-footy-goalkeeper-stub