Sarit Shenar (; born ) is an Israeli

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, currently playing in the Israeli First League for

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. She had also played for in the

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and

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. She had played in the Champions League with Maccabi Holon and ASA Tel Aviv,Sarit Shenar - Profile
UEFA, last updated 12 August 2014 and she has been a member of the Israeli national team since 2000, when she made her debut against

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in the

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Club career

Shenar started playing with a boys’ team in

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, but was barred from playing upon reaching 12.'Barbie doll? You're joking'.
Uri Talshir, 19 October 2009, Haaretz At the age of 15 she had joined the newly formed

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, and moved shortly afterwards to

. In 2003, after completing her military service, Shenar began attending

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, where she played for the Lady Buffs for the next four years, scoring 72 goals. During the same period Shenar also played for Maccabi Holon in the

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2005/6 Champions League
Women’s Football in Israel Shenar played with the Lady Buffs until 2007, after which she applied for positions with a host of European clubs, finally signing with

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, with whom she played for a year.Sarit Shenar - Spielerin bei Hamburger SV - Frauen-Bundesliga 2007/2008
fussballdaten.de The following season Shenar signed with

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, where she played until January 2009, netting four goals, before she decided to return to Israel due to her mother’s illness. Shenar transferred to

, with which she played ever since, winning 5 Israeli championships and 3

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, as well as twice being the league’s top scorer.

Management career

In 2013, Shenar founded, together with

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a women’s football team, Bnot Netanya, and Shenar served as head coach for the team for the 2013–14 season,Bnot Netanya 2013/2014
IFA

International career

Shenar made her international debut in the

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at the age of 14, in a match against

. In total, Shenar played 39 matches for the national team and is the most capped in the team. Shenar scored 14 matches for the national team and is the team’s second best scorer, after

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. Shenar also played for the U-19 national team, making 6 appearances in 2001, during the

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qualifying campaign. Shenar scored 6 goals in the campaign, and is the U-19 team top scorer.Girls U-19 National Team
Israeli Football Association

International goals

Honours

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(5): ** 2009–10,

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, 2011–12,

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, 2013–14 *

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(3): **

, 2011–12, 2013–14

Individual

*Top Goalscorer ( Israeli Women's League)(2): **

(35 goals)Women's League Top Scorers 2012/2013
Israeli Football Association ** 2013–14 (28 goals)Women's League Top Scorers 2013/2014
Israeli Football Association

References

External links

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Club Position Details – Sarit Shenar
Israeli Football Association {{DEFAULTSORT:Shenar, Sarit 1983 births Jewish Israeli sportspeople Living people Israeli women's footballers Israel women's international footballers Expatriate women's soccer players in the United States Expatriate women's footballers in Germany Expatriate women's footballers in Denmark West Texas A&M University alumni Hapoel Ashkelon F.C. (women) players ASA Tel Aviv University players Maccabi Holon F.C. (women) players Women's association football midfielders Footballers from Southern District (Israel) 21st-century Israeli sportswomen