Liran Strauber

Liran Strauber

Personal information
Height	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	Maccabi Netanya
Number	1
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22 August 2008

Liran Strauber (Template:Lang-he; born 20 August 1974) is an Israeli football goalkeeper.

Career

Strauber began his career in the youth club of Hapoel Tel Aviv and was promoted to the senior squad in 1992. Strauber remained in Hapoel Tel Aviv for one season before moving to Hapoel Kiryat Ono for one season too. At the next season Strauber was playing in Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv were he stayed for one year. During playing in those three clubs Strauber was also the goalkeeper of the Israel national under-21 football team and had 17 international caps.

At the 1995/96 season Strauber was a player of Maccabi Ironi Ashdod before returning to Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv for another season.

The next season Strauber moved to Hapoel Jerusalem and played there for two seasons. After to seasons in Jerusalem Strauber moved to Maccabi Tel Aviv where he spent 7 seasons in his career and was one of the leading players in this club, winning the Israeli Championship once in 2002/03 and playing with the club in the UEFA Champions League and the UEFA Cup. During the 2005-06 season Strauber fought with the fans and management of Maccabi Tel Aviv, resulting in his transfer to Maccabi Netanya before the 2006-07 season. The club reached second place that season and qualified for the UEFA Cup qualifying rounds, for the first time in its history.

Strauber currently plays for Maccabi Netanya, where he is club captain. He is married to former Likud MK Inbal Gavrieli.

Honours

• Israeli Premier League (1):
  • 2002/03
• State Cup (3):
  • 2000/01, 2001/02, 2004/05
• Toto Cup (1):
  • 1996/97