Rachel Shelly Israel (or Sheli/Shelina, he, רחל שלי ישראל; born ) is a Brazilian-born

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i football defender currently playing for

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for

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, with which she has also played in the Champions League. She is a member of the Israeli national team, where she made her debut in the 2007 World Cup qualifying against

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's website

Club career

Israel was born in

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and was adopted by an

i couple at an early age.Football Is an Inseparable Part of Me
Asher Goldber, 21 November 2013 She grew up in

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and played for

Maccabi Netanya Maccabi Netanya F.C. ( he, מועדון כדורגל מכבי נתניה, ''Football Club Maccabi Netanya'') is an Israeli football club based in Netanya. Established in 1934, the club was a founding member of the Israeli League in 1949. Aft ...

until the club had folded and Israel moved to play for

, where she played ever since. Israel won 5

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and 3

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with ASA Tel Aviv, and represented the club in the Champions League in each edition since

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, scoring four goals for the club.

Management career

In 2011 Israel started coaching a football team, Bnot Caesarea, which she also partly owned.Girls' Football in Caesarea
7 October 2011, Gefen In 2013, following a dispute with the team's co-owner,

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, Israel quit the clubI Quit Bnot Caesarea
Shelly Israel @ F.C. Bnot Netanya, 7 May 2013, facebook.com and started Bnot Netanya.National Team Footballer to Coach in Maccabi Netanya’s School
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U-16 team.Club Position Details – Shelly Israel
Israeli Football Association Agudat Sport Tel Aviv University (U-16)
Israeli Football Association

International career

Israel made her international debut for

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in 2005 against

and so far had played a total of 32 matches for the national team, scoring four goals. Israel also played for the U-19 national team, making a total of 14 appearances and scoring two goals, between 2001 and 2004.

Honours

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(5): ** 2009–10,

, 2011–12,

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(3): **

, 2011–12, 2013–14

References

External links

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Club Position Details – Shelly Israel
Israeli Football Association {{DEFAULTSORT:Israel, Rachel 1986 births Living people Jewish sportspeople Israeli Jews Israeli women's footballers Footballers from Netanya Israel women's international footballers Maccabi Netanya F.C. (women) players ASA Tel Aviv University players Women's association football defenders Brazilian emigrants to Israel