 Tal in 2006 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1975-09-13)13 September 1975 (age 50) | ||
| Place of birth | Beersheba, Israel | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Hapoel Jerusalem | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1994–1996 | Hapoel Jerusalem | 2 | (0) |
| 1997–1998 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | 71 | (10) |
| 1998–2000 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 14 | (2) |
| 1999–2000 | →Mérida (loan) | 36 | (5) |
| 2000 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | 7 | (1) |
| 2000–2002 | Everton | 29 | (2) |
| 2003 | Rayo Vallecano | 6 | (0) |
| 2003–2006 | Maccabi Haifa | 109 | (30) |
| 2006–2007 | Bolton Wanderers | 16 | (0) |
| 2007–2011 | Beitar Jerusalem | 122 | (16) |
| 2011–2013 | Hapoel Jerusalem | 53 | (3) |
| Total | 465 | (69) | |
| International career | |||
| 1995–1997 | Israel U21 | 13 | (2) |
| 1998–2007 | Israel | 69 | (5) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2013 | Hapoel Jerusalem | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Idan Tal (Hebrew:עידן טל; born 13 September 1975) is an Israeli former professionalfootballer who played as amidfielder.
Tal was born inBeersheba, Israel, and is Jewish.[1] He lives inHaifa, is married to Doreen, and has two children, Miron and Amit.[2]
Tal started his career atHapoel Jerusalem FC, moving toMaccabi Petah Tikva midway through the1996–97 season. He joined his next club,Hapoel Tel Aviv, in the same period of1998–99, winning theIsrael State Cup with the side (its first title in 11 years).[2]
In1999–2000 Tal representedCP Mérida in Spain. Even though theExtremadura team finished in sixth position in thesecond division, it would be relegated due to irregularities, and he returned to Maccabi Petah Tikva, playing a handful of games before changing teams – and countries – again, as he signed withEverton in October 2000, appearing sparingly over the course of two 1/2 seasons.[3]
In January 2003 Tal was released and returned to Spain, joiningLa Liga sideRayo Vallecano andsuffering another relegation, this time on the pitch. In the summer, he signed forMaccabi Haifa.[4]
On 9 November 2005, Tal receivedFrench citizenship, a process that took him five years to complete: his eligibility came through his wife Doreen, ofFrench descent. The fact that he had acquired aEuropean passport, along with his contract with Maccabi being due to expire at the end of the season, allowed him to renegotiate a return to Europe on afree transfer, where he would not count as a foreign player.[5] In July 2006 he left thenational champions to return to England, signing withBolton Wanderers and sharing teams with compatriotTal Ben Haim.[6]
During his soleseason, as Boltonqualified for theUEFA Cup as seventh, Tal appeared almost exclusivelyfrom the bench (12 out of his 16Premier League appearances). He scored once, againstDoncaster Rovers forthe season'sFA Cup.[7] In July 2007, at nearly 32, he was sold toBeitar Jerusalem,[8] signing a three-year contract worth£246,000.[citation needed]
Tal returned to Hapoel Jerusalem in July 2011, agreeing to a three-year deal with thesecond level outfit. On 26 October 2011, he revealed that, although he had signed a long-term contract, he would retire at the end ofthe season if he did not achieve promotion to the top flight,[9] which eventually happened yet Tal continued to play for Hapoel. In April of the following year he was given a US$2000 fine and a month-long suspension by the club, after an argument with Hapoel managerMichael Kadosh.[10]
Tal earned 69 caps for theIsrael national team during nine years, scoring five goals.
On 30 June 2013, Tal was appointed the manager of Hapoel Jerusalem.[11] In December he left the job due to poor results.[12]
| Team | Nat | From | To | Record | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | Win % | ||||
| Hapoel Jerusalem |  | 30 June 2013 | 4 December 2013 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 023.08 |
| Total | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 023.08 | |||
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