Baruch Dego
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 28 March 1982 | ||
| Place of birth | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | ||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 6+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) |
Right winger | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Maccabi Ironi Ashdod | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1998–1999 | Maccabi Ironi Ashdod | 24 | (3) |
| 1999–2000 | F.C. Ashdod | 41 | (9) |
| 2000–2005 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 137 | (26) |
| 2005–2008 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 90 | (11) |
| 2008 | Maccabi Netanya | 1 | (0) |
| 2008–2010 | F.C. Ashdod | 36 | (1) |
| 2010 | Nea Salamis Famagusta | 7 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 |
Apollon Limassol | 5 | (0) |
| 2011–2013 |
Ironi Ramat HaSharon | 43 | (6) |
| 2013 | Hapoel Rishon LeZion | 11 | (1) |
| 2013–2017 | Hapoel Ashkelon | 97 | (9) |
| 2017–2019 | Maccabi Ironi Ashdod | 58 | (15) |
| International career | |||
| 1999–2002 | Israel U-21 | 12 | (2) |
| 2003 | Israel | 2 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2023– | Maccabi Ironi Ashdod (caretaker manager) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Baruch Dego (or Barukh,[1] Hebrew: ברוך דגו; born 28 March 1982) is an Ethiopian-born Israeli former association footballer, who played for the Israel national team.[2][3]
Early life
Dego was born in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, to an Ethiopian-Jewish family.[4] He immigrated to Israel in the 1990's, with his parents and younger brothers.[4] His younger brother Messay Dego is also a former association footballer,[4] who played for the Israel U21 national team, and is currently the manager of Maccabi Haifa.
Sports career
Dego initially played for
Bayern Munich
(5–1 to Bayern).
After spending 3 seasons with
Maccabi Natanya which was coached by Lothar Matthäus He played one official match before being released and signing a two-year contract with F.C. Ashdod. He reunited with his former coach Nir Klinger at Nea Salamis Famagusta FC
.
On 28 May
Apollon Limassol announced that Dego[5] signed a two-year contract with the club. Dego reunited with his former Maccabi Tel Aviv attack partner Aldo Adorno with whom he played with during the 2003–2004 season
.
On 6 July 2011, he joined
Ironi Ramat HaSharon
. He was released in the middle of the 2012–13 season, and signed a contract to play for Hapoel Rishon LeZion of Israel's second league until the end of the season, with the hope of helping them to move up a league to Israel's top league for the next season.
Honours
Club
- Maccabi Tel-Aviv
- Israeli Premier League (1): 2002–03
- Israel State Cup (2): 2001, 2002
- Hapoel Tel-aviv
- Israel State Cup (3): 2005, 2006, 2007
Individual
- Footballer of the Year in Israel(1): 2003
References
- ^ Baruch Dego at Soccerway
- ^ "Baruch Dego recalled to national team squad". Jerusalem Post. 2004-12-23. Archived from the original on 2018-03-01. Retrieved 2013-09-24.
- ^ Bergerfreund, Doron (2005-05-31). "Dego eyes Galatasaray move Israel News". Haaretz. Retrieved 2013-09-24.
- ^ a b c "באתיופיה גיליתי את ברוך דגו". הארץ (in Hebrew). 2007-10-01. Retrieved 2021-10-08.
- ^ [1] Archived July 18, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
External links
- Baruch Dego at Soccerway
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