Aharon Amar

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Aharon Amar

Full name	Aharon Amar
Date of birth
Place of birth
Club information
Current club	Retired
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
	Maccabi Haifa	132 (35)
National team
	Israel	14 (0)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. * Appearances (Goals)

Aharon Amar (Hebrew: אהרון אמר), is a former famous Israeli footballer who made his name at Maccabi Haifa. His storied career at the club put him for a long time in the history books as the most prolific goal scorer to ever wear the green and white when he scored a league record seventeen goals in the 1958/59 season (thirty years later, Zahi Armeli, tied this feat).

[edit] Footballing career

Amar was discovered by Haifa, when word of mouth got around that a local kibbutz had a new immigrant that was an amazing footballer. After scouts saw him play, he was immediately signed and enjoyed immediate success with the greens. This led to Amar being called up to the Israel national football team as well where he was part of the historic win over their Yugoslavian counterparts.

During a friendly between the Israel national football team and Italian side Juventus, Amar attracted the interested of the Italian club after a 3:3 result. Juventus reportedly offered half a million dollars to Haifa for both Amar and another player, but the club turned down the offer fearing that it would severely hamper the clubs performances.

Amar's career suffered a huge blow when he broke his leg while working at the port in Haifa.