Amichai Shoham

Amichai Shoham
Personal information
Date of birth 1922
Date of death 25 May 2021 (aged 99)
Position Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1941–1954 Hapoel Petah Tikva
International career
Israel
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Amichai Shoham (Hebrew: עמיחי שוהם; 1922 – 25 May 2021) was an Israeli footballer who played as a forward for Hapoel Petah Tikva between 1941 and 1954, as well as the Israel national team.

He was born in Ein Ganim,[1] which became a neighborhood of Petah Tikvah, and lived there.[2] After his football career, he became a youth coach at Hapoel Petah Tikva, and later worked in the construction industry.[1] He was buried in Segula Cemetery in Petah Tikvah.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b "Amichai Shoham". HaPoel Petah Tikva Museum (in Hebrew). Retrieved 16 December 2025.
  2. ^ "הלך לעולמו עמיחי שהם, שחקן עבר מוערך של הפועל פתח תקוה". MyNet Petah Tikva (in Hebrew). 25 May 2021. Retrieved 16 December 2025.
  3. ^ "אבל בהפועל פ"ת: הלך לעולמו עמיחי שהם". Sport1 (in Hebrew). 25 May 2021.