Liran Strauber (or Shtrauber, ; born 20 August 1974) is a former

Israel Israel, officially the State of Israel, is a country in West Asia. It Borders of Israel, shares borders with Lebanon to the north, Syria to the north-east, Jordan to the east, Egypt to the south-west, and the Mediterranean Sea to the west. Isr ...

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er who played as a

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. At international level, Strauber was

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at under-17 and under-21, and played eight times for the senior Israel national team.

Early and personal life

Strauber was born in

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Yagel Yagel () is a religious moshav in the Central District of Israel. Located near Lod and Ben Gurion International Airport, it falls under the jurisdiction of Sdot Dan Regional Council. In it had a population of . History Yagel was the site of th ...

, to a family of

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descent. In 2006, he married former

Likud Likud (, ), officially known as Likud – National Liberal Movement (), is a major Right-wing politics, right-wing, political party in Israel. It was founded in 1973 by Menachem Begin and Ariel Sharon in an alliance with several right-wing par ...

parliament member of the

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. The two divorced in 2009. In May 2011, he married Elinor Avigdol.

Sports career

Strauber 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 was promoted to the senior squad in 1992. Strauber remained in Hapoel Tel Aviv for one season before moving to Hapoel Kiryat Ono for one season too. At the next season Strauber was playing in

Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv F.C. (, ''Moadon Kaduregel Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv''), commonly referred to as Bnei Yehuda (), is an Israeli football club from the Hatikva Quarter of the city of Tel Aviv. The club is a member of the Liga Leumit. History The ...

where he stayed for one year. During playing in those three clubs Strauber was also the goalkeeper of the

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and had 17 international caps. At the 1995/96 season Strauber was a player of Maccabi Ironi Ashdod before returning to Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv for another season. The next season, he moved to

Hapoel Jerusalem Hapoel Jerusalem is a sport organization in Jerusalem as a local branch of the Hapoel movement. The branch was established in the 1920s and represents the city in more sports than any other sport organization in Jerusalem. Today, the club's lead ...

and played there for two seasons. After two seasons in Jerusalem Strauber moved 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 spent 7 seasons in his career and was one of the leading players in this club, winning the Israeli Championship once in 2002/03 and playing with the club in the

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and the

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. During the 2005–06 season Strauber had disputes with the fans and management of Maccabi Tel Aviv, resulting in his transfer 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 ...

before the 2006–07 season. The club reached second place that season and qualified for the UEFA Cup qualifying rounds, for the first time in its history. Strauber managed to have a clean sheet for 783 minutes (9 games) from 8 December 2007 to 16 February 2008, which is a record in the history of Israeli football. After three seasons in

he made his return to

. He was Maccabi Tel Aviv's team

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. After a poor form in the last season of

He left the club as a free agent and signed for Maccabi Petah Tikva. He retired from football after getting relegated with Maccabi Petah Tikva to

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 ...

. Strauber made 513 appearances in the

Israeli Premier League The Israeli Premier League (, Ligat HaAl, ) is a professional association football league in Israel and the highest level of the Israeli football league system. The league is contested by 14 clubs, and operates on a system of promotion and rele ...

which puts him in the 6th place of the league's all-time table.

Honours

Club

;Bnei Yehuda * Toto Cup Top Division: : 1996–97 ;Maccabi Tel Aviv *

: 2002–03 * State Cup: 2001, 2002, 2005

Individual

*Israeli Premier League Beast Goalkeeper of the Year: 2007–08

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Strauber, Liran 1974 births Living people Israeli Ashkenazi Jews Israeli men's footballers Jewish footballers Hapoel Tel Aviv F.C. players Hapoel Kiryat Ono F.C. players Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv F.C. players Maccabi Ironi Ashdod F.C. players Hapoel Jerusalem F.C. players Maccabi Tel Aviv F.C. players Maccabi Netanya F.C. players Israel men's international footballers Israel men's under-21 international footballers Liga Leumit players Israeli Premier League players Israeli people of Romanian-Jewish descent Big Brother (franchise) contestants Men's association football goalkeepers