Zion Merili - Alchetron, The Free Social Encyclopedia

Full name Zion Merili 1974–1983 Hapoel Jerusalem Position Defender Years Team Height 1.85 m		Playing position Defender Role Footballer Place of birth Jerusalem, Israel Name Zion Merili

Date of birth (1957-02-11) 11 February 1957 (age 58)

Zion Merili (Hebrew: ציון מרילי‎‎; born 11 February 1957 in Jerusalem) is an Israeli former professional association footballer who was part of the 1988–89 championship squad at Maccabi Haifa and the Israel national football team.

Early life

Merili grew up in Katamon in an Orthodox Jewish household. Zion would sneak off after going to the synagogue to player football with friends.

References

Zion Merili Wikipedia

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