Shlomo Poliakov () was a Russian-born

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footballer, who played for

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and

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and later as manager for several

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clubs and for

's youth team.

Playing career

Poliakov was born in

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in 1912, and

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in 1922 with his Family. At the age of 13, Poliakov started playing football with local youth club Allenby Tel Aviv, which was initially affiliated with

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, but its members decided to withdraw from Maccabi, due to the professional attitude towards sports and merged in 1927 with

. With Hapoel, Poliakov stayed until 1941, and won 4

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and 5

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, scoring goals in the

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and

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cup finals. In 1944–45 Poliakov played with

, leading the club to the cup final, which the team lost to Hapoel Tel Aviv. Poliakov was a squad member of the

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, but wasn't selected to play in any of the national team's five matches before the establishment of Israel, playing in preparation and exhibitions matches only.

Managerial career

After retirement, Poliakov managed the senior teams of

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and

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as well as

youth team.

Personal life

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Yisrael Poliakov Yisrael "Poli" Poliakov (; 7 July 1941 – 30 October 2007) was an Israeli comedian and actor. Poliakov was born in Jerusalem, and grew up in Tel Aviv. He became one of the three members of the Israeli comedy group, HaGashash HaHiver (The Pale Tr ...

(1941–2007) was an actor and comedian, and part of the

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comedy group.

Honours

* League Championships (4): ** 1933–34, 1934–35, 1937–38, 1939–40 *

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(5): **

1928 Events January * January – British bacteriologist Frederick Griffith reports the results of Griffith's experiment, indirectly demonstrating that DNA is the genetic material. * January 1 – Eastern Bloc emigration and defection: Boris B ...

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External links

Shlomo Poliakov
Hapoel Wiki

References

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