 Antman with Maccabi Holon | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Birth name | Iris Avraham (Hebrew: ืืืจืืก ืืืจืื) | ||
| Date of birth | 28 November 1975 | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002โ2004 | Maccabi Haifa | (0) | |
| 2004โ2005 | Maccabi Holon | (0) | |
| 2005โ2006 | Maccabi Tzur Shalom Bialik | (0) | |
| 2006โ2013 | Maccabi Holon | 30+ | (8) |
| 2015โ2016 | Girls Football Academy | 13 | (0) |
| International careerโก | |||
| 1997โ2010 | Israel | 48 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2012โ2020 | Israel Women U16 | ||
| 2016โ2018 | Israel Women U17 | ||
| 2018โ2019 | Israel Women U19 | ||
| 2021โ | Maccabi Kishronot Hadera U14 | ||
| 2022โ2023 | Hapoel Nof HaGalil men's (assistant) | ||
| 2022โ2023 | Maccabi Kishronot Hadera U19 | ||
| 2023โ2024 | Maccabi Kishronot Hadera U17 | ||
| 2023โ2024 | Georgia women's national football team | ||
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals โก National team caps and goals as of 25 August 2010 | |||
Iris Antman (Hebrew: ืืืจืืก ืื ืืื, nรฉeย Avraham, born 28 November 1975) is an Israeli football manager and former player. She played as a goalkeeper for Maccabi Haifa, Maccabi Holon, Maccabi Tzur Shalom Bialik, and the Israel women's national team.
Club career
editAntman started playing football at the age of 16,[1] starting her playing career with Maccabi Haifa in the late 1990s, playing as a winger.[2] An injury to the regular goalkeeper, led her to play in that position, where she stayed.[2] During her career she won 9 league titles and 8 cups.[2] Despite playing as a goalkeeper, she scored a few goals, including a brace as an outfield player in a league game against Hapoel Marmorek in March 2010[3] and with a penalty kick in the first round of the 2010โ11 Israeli Women's Cup.[4] The last game she played before announcing her retirement was with Maccabi Holon in the 2010โ11 Israeli Women's Cup Final, which they lost 3โ2 to ASA Tel Aviv University.[2][5]
During her time at Maccabi Holon, Antman was lovingly nicknamed "Grandma", due to most of the players being much younger than her.[2] During her career, Antman averaged up to 6 goals conceded per season.[6]
In April 2011, Antman announced her retirement from active playing.[2] Despite this announcement, Antman stayed with the club, and two years later played in the 2012โ13 Israeli Women's Cup Final, in which Maccabi Holon beat Ramat HaSharon 7โ1, being substituted on in the 82nd minute. Before the game the Israel Football Association hosted a special ceremony in honour of Antamn's retirement.[7]
International career
editAntman played for the Israeli senior national team, from 1997 to 2010. She played 40 games and has served as the team captain.
Managerial career
editFollowing her retirement announcement, the Israel Football Association appointed Antman as a goalkeeping coaching for the Israeli youth national teams, both boys and girls.[2]
In 2012 the Wingate Academy of Excellence opened for the first time and Iris was part of the coaching staff. From 2015 to 2019 she served as the coach of the girls 'under-16 team with which she won 6 development tournaments and at the same time also coached the under-17 girls' team of Israel, which for the first time qualified for the elite stage of the 2018 European Championship qualifiers for the top 16 in Europe. In 2019 she was appointed coach of the girls team up to the age of 19 and led her to promotion to the elite stage in the 2020 European Championship qualifiers for the top 16 in Europe.[8]
Antman is the first woman to receive a pro coaching certificate in Israel and the first woman to coach a team in the Israel Football Association.[9]
In 2019 Antman was accepted into the UEFA project mentor program of outstanding coaches and was accompanied for two years by the manager of the Switzerland women's national team, Nils Nielsen.
Antman is currently the professional director of Maccabi Kishronot Hadera.
Sports commentator
editAntman interprets football games on Haifa Radio, broadcast on 107.5 FM.[10][11]
Personal life
editAntman lives in Misgav in the Galilee, and used to drive two hours to training in Holon.[1] She is the sister-in-law of fellow Israeli former football goalkeeper and her trainer Giora Antman.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b Klein, Yossi (11 March 2010). "ืืฉื ืืฉืืืข | ืืืจืืก ืื ืืื, ืฉืืขืจืช ืืืื ืืืืื, ืขื ืืืืจืื ื ืฉืื" [A woman per week | Iris Antman, Goalkeeper of Maccabi Holon, about women's football]. Haaretz (in Hebrew). Archived from the original on 22 May 2022. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Haviv, Gabi (19 April 2011). "ืกืืชื ืืคืื: ืืืจืืก ืื ืืื ืชืืื ืืช ืืืคืคืืช" [Grandma Zapta: Iris Antman hangs up the gloves]. One (in Hebrew). Archived from the original on 8 July 2018. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
- ^ "ืืืืช ื ืฉืื ืจืืฉืื ื ืืืืืจ 13" [First Ligat Nashim Round 13] (in Hebrew). Israel Football Association. 11 March 2010. Archived from the original on 22 May 2022. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
- ^ "ืืืืข ืืืืื ื ื ืฉืื ืืืืืจ 1" [Women's National Cup First Round] (in Hebrew). Israel Football Association. 9 December 2010. Archived from the original on 22 May 2022. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
- ^ "ืืก"ื ืืืชื ืืืืื ืืืจื 2:3 ืขื ืืืืื ืืืืจ ืืืืืข" [ASA won the double after 3:2 over Holon in the Cup Final]. One (in Hebrew). 13 April 2011. Archived from the original on 12 April 2020. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
- ^ Goldman, Regev (14 January 2010). "ืงืื ืขืืื: ืืืืจื ืืช ืืฉืืขืจืช ืฉื ืืืื ืืืืื" [It's easy for her: Meet the goalkeeper of Maccabi Holon]. Zman Holon-Bat Yam. nrg. Archived from the original on 22 May 2022. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
- ^ Shemesh, Asaf (1 May 2013). "ืืืืื ืืืืกื 1:7 ืืช ืจืื"ืฉ ืืืืชื ืืืืืข ืืืืื ื" [Holon defeated Ramat HaSharon 7:1 and won the National Cup]. One (in Hebrew). Archived from the original on 3 May 2013. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
- ^ Iris Antman Archived 18 May 2022 at the Wayback Machine โ Israel Football Association national team manager details
- ^ Shpigel, Limor (8 March 2016). "ืืื ืืืืฉื 2016: "ืื ื ืืืืชื ืืืคืืช, ื ืืืืชื ืกืคืืจืืืืช"" [Women's Day 2016: "I wasn't born a nanny, I was born a sportswoman"]. Israel Hayom (in Hebrew). Archived from the original on 11 March 2016. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
- ^ Antman, Iris (22 November 2020). ""ืืื ืืงืจืื ืกืคืจ ืืืืื"" ["Like reading a children's book"] (in Hebrew). Haifa Radio. Archived from the original on 24 November 2020. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
- ^ Vaknin, Tom (26 July 2021). "ืืืจืืก ืื ืืื" [Iris Antman] (in Hebrew). Haifa Radio. Archived from the original on 22 May 2022. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
External links
edit- Iris Antman โ Israel Football Association league player details
- Iris Antman โ Israel Football Association national team player details
- Iris Antman at WorldFootball.net
