Gal Nir
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Gal Nir is an Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...

i football (soccer)
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...

 goalkeeper.

Nir began his career in the youth club of Hapoel Tel Aviv
Hapoel Tel Aviv FC
Hapoel Tel Aviv Football Club is an Israeli football club based in Tel Aviv. The club currently competes in the Israeli Premier League and plays its home matches at the Bloomfield Stadium. To date, the club has won thirteen championships and thirteen State Cups, making them the country's second...

 and moved later on to the youth club of Hapoel Ironi Rison LeZion, where he also played in the seniors team.

In 2002 Nir moved to Hapoel Kfar Saba but left ater one season to Maccabi Tel Aviv
Maccabi Tel Aviv FC
Maccabi Tel Aviv Football Club is an Israeli football club and part of the Maccabi Tel Aviv sports club. It is one of the oldest clubs in Israeli football, and is the most successful club in Israeli football history with 18 championships, 22 national cups, 2 Asian Champions Cups and 3 Toto cups...

, where he was for two seasons the second goalkeeper after Liran Strauber
Liran Strauber
Liran Strauber is an Israeli football goalkeeper. He currently plays for Maccabi Petah Tikva. At international level, Strauber was capped at under-17 and under-21, and played eight times for Israel's senior team.-Career:...

. after those two seasons he moved to Maccabi Netanya
Maccabi Netanya
Maccabi Netanya F.C. is an Israeli football club based in Netanya. Established in 1934, the club were founding members of the Israeli League in 1949. After winning their first championship in 1970, the club's golden period lasted until the late 1980s, including four more league titles and a double...

, where he was the second goalkeeper after Avi Peretz.

Nir played for Maccabi Netanya, where he was the second goalkeeper after Liran Strauber
Liran Strauber
Liran Strauber is an Israeli football goalkeeper. He currently plays for Maccabi Petah Tikva. At international level, Strauber was capped at under-17 and under-21, and played eight times for Israel's senior team.-Career:...

. The interesting thing about it is, that also in Maccabi Tel Aviv
Maccabi Tel Aviv FC
Maccabi Tel Aviv Football Club is an Israeli football club and part of the Maccabi Tel Aviv sports club. It is one of the oldest clubs in Israeli football, and is the most successful club in Israeli football history with 18 championships, 22 national cups, 2 Asian Champions Cups and 3 Toto cups...

 he was the second goalkeeper after the same Strauber.

In June 2009 Nir signed with Ironi Nir Ramat HaSharon in the Liga Leumit
Liga Leumit
Liga Leumit is the second tier in the Israeli football league system below the Premier League.-Structure:There are 16 clubs in the league. At the end of each season, the lowest-placed team are relegated to Liga Alef while the highest-placed team from Liga Alef are promoted in their place...

 where he will be the first choice in his position.

Honours

  • Israel State Cup
    Israel State Cup
    The State Cup , is a knockout cup competition in Israeli football, run by the Israeli Football Association.The State Cup was first held in 1927–28 as the Palestine Cup...

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    • 2005

  • Toto Cup (Leumit)
    Toto Cup
    The Toto Cup is an association football tournament that exists separately in the two highest divisions in Israel: the Premier League and Liga Leumit....

    :
    • 2010

  • Liga Leumit
    Liga Leumit
    Liga Leumit is the second tier in the Israeli football league system below the Premier League.-Structure:There are 16 clubs in the league. At the end of each season, the lowest-placed team are relegated to Liga Alef while the highest-placed team from Liga Alef are promoted in their place...

    :
    • 2010-11
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