Baruch Maman
ברוך ממן
FullnameBaruch Maman
Birth dateNovember 23, 1955 (age 70)
Birth placeSafed, Israel
PositionAttacking midfielder
Youthclubs 1Maccabi Haifa
Years 11973–1987
Clubs 1Maccabi Haifa
Caps 1303
Goals 145
Years 21987–1988
Clubs 2Bnei Yehuda
Years 31988–1989
Clubs 3Hapoel Tiberias
Nationalteam 1Israel
Nationalcaps 13
Nationalgoals 10
Manageryears 12004
Manageryears 22012–2013
Manageryears 32014
Managerclubs 1Hapoel Haifa
Managerclubs 2Ironi Kiryat Ata
Managerclubs 3Hapoel Asi Gilboa

Baruch Maman (Hebrew: ברוך ממן; born 1955) is an Israeli former footballer. He is considered one of the best players to emerge from the ranks of the youth team of Maccabi Haifa.

Biography

He was born in Safed to a Tunisian-Jewish family, they moved to Haifa when he was three.

Sports career

Joining the youth ranks at Maccabi Haifa at the age of 14, he enjoyed reasonable success on the Under-21 side scoring 12 goals in six matches. Before his draft into the Israel Defense Forces, he played his first team match against Hapoel Tel Aviv.

He played for the Israeli Air Force football team in an IDF tournament.

In 1982, Jack Mansell arrived to coach Maccabi Haifa. Despite his efforts to replace Maman out, Yochanan Vollach fought on his behalf and Maman went on to become a starring member of the team, helping Maccabi Haifa win its first championship in 1984 and retaining this title in 1985.