Yochanan Vollach

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Yochanan Vollach
Personal information
Full name יוחנן וולך
Date of birth (1945-05-14) May 14, 1945 (age 78)
Place of birth Kiryat Bialik, Mandatory Palestine
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)
Defender
Youth career
1958–1962 Maccabi Kiryat Bialik
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1962–1965 Maccabi Kiryat Bialik
1965–1977 Hapoel Haifa
1977–1979 Maccabi Haifa 30 (1)
1985–1990
HKFC
International career
1968–1971 Israel 12 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Yochanan Vollach (Hebrew: יוחנן וולך, also Jochanan Wallach or Yohanan Wallach, born May 14, 1945) is an Israeli former footballer. He was a member of the Israel national team that competed at the 1970 FIFA World Cup. He is a member of the Israeli Football Hall of Fame.

Vollach is President of the

CEO
of the Israeli Chamber of Shipping.

Biography

Born in Kiryat Bialik, Vollach began his sports career with his local club, Maccabi Kiryat Bialik. In 1963, he was drafted to the Israel Defense Forces' (IDF) Nahal as an infantry soldier. One of only a handful of professional footballers to serve in active combat in the Nahal, Vollach missed an entire season of football. During his service, he won the IDF football championship in 1965.

In 1965, at age 19, his rights were sold for

Business Administration from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He is a retired Major
in the IDF.

Sports career

Originally a striker, because of his height advantage and large build, he was dubbed "The Tank". He was unable to reach his full potential so he was moved to the defender position where he excelled and played til the end of his career.

He won the Israeli

UI Cup games. The first time was in 1976 with Hapoel Be'er Sheva, and the second in 1977 with Maccabi Tel Aviv
, both Israeli title holders.

In the summer of 1976, Vollach was strengthening the rosters for the sole purpose of

Munich Massacre, Israel took no chances). Avitan thought the gun was unloaded and pointed it towards Vollach. His hand was moved in the last second and the bullet passed an inch away from Vollach's head.[1]

In 1977, Vollach transferred from Hapoel Haifa, along with former international player and club captain Yitzhak Englander, to local city rivals Maccabi Haifa.

Vollach is a member of the Education and Publicity Committee of the Israel Football Association[2] and a management member of Maccabi World Union.

Maccabi Haifa

Vollach served as a role model for young and inexperienced players at

Intertoto
home stage. During this time, he began to be known as "the brains of Maccabi Haifa".

Hong Kong F.C.

In 1985, Vollach was promoted in his job at

Hong Kong FC.[3]

Managerial career

After five years in Hong Kong, in 1990, Vollach returned to Israel, where former teammate and club captain, Yitzhak Englander was president of

CFO and chief executive of the team. Over the span of three years (1990–93), the club won the "double" (league and cup) during the 1990/91 season and the Israel State Cup at 1993 . Between 1990 and 1994, he volunteered in the management division of the Israel Football Association as well as acting as Maccabi Haifa's representative at the Israel Football Association
.

After the football department was privatized, Vollach joined the

Israel Basketball Association
.

Journalism and media career

Aside from his administrative and work roles, Vollach participated for many years as a sports commentator on the popular Israeli sports radio show, Shirim uSha'arim and was a local journalist.

Business career

He began working at

Newlog
, which is a subsidiary of the Zim group, and handles logistic service relating to marine and overland transportation.

Awards and recognition

In recognition of his extensive volunteering to the sporting community as well as business success, he was bestowed with honorary citizenship by the city of Haifa, in 1993.

Football trophies

Maccabi Haifa & Hapoel Haifa:

  • 4 x Israeli cup (1966, 1974, 1991, 1993), (1985 runners up)
  • 3 x Israeli title (1984, 1985, 1991), (1975 runners up)
  • 1 x Israeli Championship of the Champions Cup (1985)
  • 1 x Lilian Cup (1984)
  • 1 x IDF title (1965)

Maccabi Haifa youth team:

  • 4 x Israeli youth title (1979, 1983, 1984, 1991)
  • 3 x Israeli youth cup (1980, 1991, 1993), (1981 runners up)
  • 1 x Israeli Championship of the Champions Cup (1984)

Maccabi Haifa basketball team:

  • 2 x Israeli Final Four
  • 1 x Israeli Cup final (2008–2009)

See also

References

  1. ^ שלום אביטן יורה ביוחנן וולך (in Hebrew). Ma'ariv. May 9, 2003. Retrieved May 29, 2007.
  2. ^ "The Israel Football Association". Football.org.il. Archived from the original on February 18, 2011. Retrieved January 27, 2011.
  3. ^ "Yochanan Vollach - Maccabi Haïfa - Stats - titles won". www.footballdatabase.eu.
  4. ^ "הר הגעש באדום – אתר האוהדים הרשמי של הפועל חיפה :: The Official Website Of Hapoel Haifa Fans – משאלים". Hhaifa.com. Archived from the original on January 19, 2016. Retrieved January 27, 2011.
  5. ^ "Archived copy". www.ifpa.org.il. Archived from the original on 25 April 2009. Retrieved 12 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

External links

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