Gal Alberman

Gal Alberman

File:Gal Albermann.jpg Alberman with Borussia Mönchengladbach in 2008
Personal information
Date of birth	(1983-04-17) 17 April 1983
Place of birth	Petah Tikva, Israel
Height
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team	Maccabi Tel Aviv
Number	6
Youth career
	Maccabi Petah Tikva
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2000–2005	Maccabi Petah Tikva	85	(11)
2005	CD Tenerife	12	(0)
2006–2008	Beitar Jerusalem	66	(11)
2008–2010	Borussia Mönchengladbach	16	(0)
2010–	Maccabi Tel Aviv	125	(3)
International career‡
1999	Israel U16	2	(0)
2001	Israel U19	6	(0)
2003–2005	Israel U21	12	(2)
2002–2015	Israel	36	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 November 2014 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 September 2013

Gal Alberman (Hebrew: גל אלברמן‎; born 17 April 1983 in Petah Tikva) is an Israeli football player. He plays as a central midfielder, currently with Maccabi Tel Aviv F.C.

Career

Alberman started playing for Maccabi Petah Tikva in the youth levels. He playing alongside Tomer Ben-Yosef and Omer Golan, among others. In his five years in Petah Tikva, he won the Toto Cup, reached second place in the league and also the State Cup final.

In July 2005, he was transferred to CD Tenerife in Spain's Segunda División. In January 2006, however, he returned to Israel, teaming up with Beitar Jerusalem.

In the end of season 2007–08 Alberman was chosen for the best player of the season.

Alberman was transferred on 2 June 2008 on a four-year deal to Borussia Mönchengladbach, who had just gained promotion from the 2. Bundesliga.

Maccabi Tel-Aviv

On 31 August 2010, he was purchased by Maccabi Tel Aviv after a long-term negotiation. He finished his first season in Tel Aviv with 30 appearances and one goal in the last match of the season. In the 2011–12 season with the arrival of new coach Nir Levine, he started playing more frequently and eventually was appointed as the new captain. On 13 May 2012, his contract was extended for two more years.

In the 2012–13 season, he had 34 appearances in the league. During this season he was the vice captain after Sheran Yeini was appointed. At the end of the season, he won his first championship with Maccabi. The next season, Alberman won his second championship. On 19 May 2014, he extended his contract for two more years. In the 2014–15 season, he won with Maccabi their first ever domestic treble after winning the Israeli Premier League, the Israeli State Cup and the Toto Cup.

On 25 August 2015, he qualified with Maccabi to the Champions League group stage after passing FC Basel in the playoffs.

International career

On 20 November 2002, Alberman made his debut in the national team in a friendly match against Macedonia. On 17 October 2007, he scored his first goal for the team during a friendly match against Belarus. After not being included in the squad since 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification, he was called up for the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification and eventually participated in five matches.

Alberman announced on 27 August 2015 that he had retired from international football.

Honours

Club

Maccabi Petah Tikva

• Toto Cup: 2003–04

Beitar Jerusalem

• Israeli Premier League: 2006–07, 2007–08
• Israel State Cup: 2007–08

Maccabi Tel Aviv

• Israeli Premier League: 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15
• Toto Cup: 2014–15
• Israel State Cup: 2014–15

Individual

• Footballer of the Year in Israel: 2008