Shir Levo

Shir Levo Hebrew: שיר לבו (born 25 June 1988) is a former football player who played most of her career in Israel including seven caps for the Israel national football team.[1]

Shir Levo
Personal information
Full name Shir Levo Shachaf
Date of birth (1998-06-25) 25 June 1998
Place of birth Timrat, Israel
Position(s) Defender
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
20009–2012 UT Southern FireHawks 38 (0)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2007 Bnot Caesarea Tiv'on
2007–2010 Maccabi Holon
2012–2015 Maccabi Holon 34 (1)
2015–2016 Kiryat Gat 20 (1)
International career
2005–2006 Israel U19 7 (0)
2007–2016 Israel 7 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Personal life

Levo was born in Timrat in northern Israel. Her parents were both athletes, her father is a sprinter and mother was ranked third in Israel for the high jump.[2] Her brother is the actor Liron Levo.

She married Hannoch Shahaf in 2016 and together they have two children.

Career

Early career

She began playing for the Nahalal High School team where she played midfield.[3]

Prior to her mandatory army service, Levo played for several seasons for Bnot Caesarea Tivon.

Following her service she played for several years for Maccabi Holon. During her time at Holon, Levo won the league three times and the State Cup four times. In her first three years with the club they failed to win only one of their matches.

College career

Levo moved to Martin Methodist College and played for the Redhawks for four years. In each year they won the TranSouth Athletic Conference championship.[4]

Following the conclusion of her college career, Levo remained in the US to act as an assistant coach for the Cumberland Phoenix football team.[5]

Return to Israel

Following her return to Israel Levo played two more seasons, one with Holon, and the other with Kiryat Gat. In her final season with Kiryat Gat she won the State Cup competition.

After retiring, Levo studied psychology and has become a sports psychologist.[6]

National team

Levo played seven times for the Israeli national team.

References
  1. "football - Shir LEVO". www.football.org.il. Retrieved 2020-08-11.
  2. "Martin Methodist College RedHawk Athletics". www.goredhawks.com. Retrieved 2020-08-11.
  3. "Martin Methodist College - 2012 Women's Soccer Roster". www.goredhawks.com. Retrieved 2020-08-11.
  4. "Martin Methodist College - 2011 Women's Soccer Roster". www.goredhawks.com. Retrieved 2020-08-11.
  5. TN, Streamline Technologies | Nashville. "Roster | Official Site of the Cumberland University Athletics". GoCumberlandAthletics.com. Retrieved 2020-08-11.
  6. "פסיכולוגית הספורט שיר לבו הרצתה בפני ההורים". www.hesegikarmiel.org.il (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2020-08-11.
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