1. Yochanan Vollach is an Israeli former footballer.
16 Facts About Yochanan Vollach
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Yochanan Vollach was a member of the Israel national team that competed at the 1970 FIFA World Cup.
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Yochanan Vollach is a member of the Israeli Football Hall of Fame.
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One of only a handful of professional footballers to serve in active combat in the Nahal, Yochanan Vollach missed an entire season of football.
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Yochanan Vollach 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.
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Yochanan Vollach won the Israeli Israel State Cup competition twice, in 1966 and 1974, and was close several times to winning Liga Leumit.
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At the following match, Yochanan Vollach broke his leg in the second half in a brutal match against the Swedish side, and so the dream of man marking Gigi Riva and Gianni Rivera, in the last match against Italy was over.
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Yochanan Vollach was twice loaned out to other Israeli clubs to strengthen their rosters for in UI Cup games.
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Yochanan Vollach's hand was moved in the last second and the bullet passed an inch away from Vollach's head.
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In 1977, Yochanan Vollach transferred from Hapoel Haifa, along with former international player and club captain Yitzhak Englander, to local city rivals Maccabi Haifa.
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Yochanan Vollach is a member of the Education and Publicity Committee of the Israel Football Association and a management member of Maccabi World Union.
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Yochanan Vollach served as a role model for young and inexperienced players at Maccabi Haifa.
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Yochanan Vollach was looked up to for having been a part of the national side that took part in the World Cup finals.
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In 1985, Yochanan Vollach was promoted in his job at Zim Integrated Shipping Services, and was sent oversees to become the branch manager and representative of the company's operations in Hong Kong.
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Englander offered him the position of President of Hapoel, but city rivals, Maccabi, were not eager to see Yochanan Vollach go, so they appointed him as CFO and chief executive of the team.
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Yochanan Vollach began working at Zim in 1970 after returning from the 1970 FIFA World Cup.