Baruch Maman
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| Baruch Maman | ||
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| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | Baruch Maman | |
| Date of birth | November 23, 1955 (age 51) | |
| Place of birth | Safed, Israel | |
| Playing position | Midfielder | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Retired | |
| Number | 10 | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| Maccabi Haifa | ||
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| Maccabi Haifa | 303 (45) | |
| National team2 | ||
| Israel | 3 (0) | |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Baruch Maman (Hebrew: ברוך ממן) is a former Israeli footballer and widely considered one of the greatest players to ever come out of the youth system of Maccabi Haifa.
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[edit] Childhood
Born in Safed, Maman's family moved to the poor neighborhood of Stanton in downtown Haifa when he was just three years old. Living conditions were difficult for his five person family living in a small apartment just 15 metres squared. Baruch being the oldest child, left home early on in an effort to help provide food for his family.
[edit] Youth career
Joining the youth ranks at Maccabi Haifa at the late age of 14, and enjoyed reasonable success on the Under-21 side scoring 12 goals in six matches. Before his draft into the IDF, he was rewarded with his first ever minutes in a first team match against Hapoel Tel Aviv.
[edit] First team career
Maman didn't get along with manager Ori Weinberg, and found himself staying at home for almost half a year until he returned to play for the Israeli Air Force football team in an IDF tournament.
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