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{{Short description|Israeli footballer}}
{{Infobox football biography
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Yochanan Vollach
| name = Yochanan Vollach
| image = MHFC-Yochanan-Wallach.jpg
| image = Yochanan Vollach 1970.jpg
| fullname =יוחנן וולך
| fullname =יוחנן וולך
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|mf=yes|1945|05|14}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|mf=yes|1945|05|14}}
| birth_place = [[Kiryat Bialik]],<!-- [[Haifa]], Kiryat Bialik is not a part of Haifa, it has a separate municipality --> [[British Mandate of Palestine|Mandatory Palestine]]
| birth_place = [[Kiryat Bialik]],<!-- [[Haifa]], Kiryat Bialik is not a part of Haifa, it has a separate municipality --> [[Mandatory Palestine]]
| height = {{height|meters=1.86}}
| height = {{height|meters=1.86}}
| position = [[Defender (football)|Defender]]
| position = [[Defender (football)|Defender]]
| youthyears1 = 1958–1962
| youthyears1 = 1958–1962
| youthclubs1 = [[Maccabi Kiryat Bialik]]
| youthclubs1 = [[Maccabi Kiryat Bialik]]
| years1 = 1962–1965
| years1 = 1962–1965
| years2 = 1965–1977
| years2 = 1965–1977
| years3 = 1977–1979
| years3 = 1977–1979
| years4 = 1985–1990
| years4 = 1985–1990
| clubs1 = [[Maccabi Kiryat Bialik]]
| clubs1 = Maccabi Kiryat Bialik
| clubs2 = [[Hapoel Haifa]]
| clubs2 = [[Hapoel Haifa F.C.|Hapoel Haifa]]
| clubs3 = [[Maccabi Haifa F.C.|Maccabi Haifa]]
| clubs3 = [[Maccabi Haifa F.C.|Maccabi Haifa]]
| clubs4 = [[Hong Kong FC|HKFC]]
| clubs4 = [[Hong Kong FC|HKFC]]
| caps1 =
| caps1 =
| caps2 =
| caps2 =
| caps3 = 30
| caps3 = 30
| goals1 =
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
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| nationalyears1 = 1968–1971
| nationalyears1 = 1968–1971
| nationalteam1 = [[Israel national football team|Israel]]
| nationalteam1 = [[Israel national football team|Israel]]
| nationalcaps1 = 12
| nationalcaps1 = 12
| nationalgoals1 = 1
| nationalgoals1 = 1
}}
}}
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'''Yochanan Vollach''' ({{lang-he|'''יוחנן וולך'''}}, sometimes spelled '''Jochanan Wallach''' or '''Yohanan Wallach''', born May 14, 1945) is a former Israeli [[association football|footballer]]. He was a member of the [[Israel national football team|Israeli national team]] that competed at the [[1970 FIFA World Cup]]. Vollach is president of the [[Maccabi Haifa]] sport organization as well as being the [[CEO]] of The Chamber of Shipping of Israel.
'''Yochanan Vollach''' ({{lang-he|יוחנן וולך}}, also '''Jochanan Wallach''' or '''Yohanan Wallach''', born May 14, 1945) is an Israeli former [[association football|footballer]]. He was a member of the [[Israel national football team|Israel national team]] that competed at the [[1970 FIFA World Cup]]. He is a member of the [[Israeli Football Hall of Fame]].


Vollach is President of the [[Maccabi Haifa]] sports organization, and [[CEO]] of the Israeli Chamber of Shipping.
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==Playing career==


===Early Years===
==Biography==
Born in [[Kiryat Bialik]], Vollach began his career with his local club, Maccabi Kiryat Bialik. In 1963, he was drafted to the [[Israel Defense Forces|IDF]]'s [[Nahal]] as an infantry soldier. One of only a handful of professional footballers to serve in active combat in the [[Nahal]], Vollach actually missed an entire season of football while serving his country. During his service, he won the [[Israel Defense Forces|IDF]] football championship in 1965 . Still quite anonymous, Vollach yearned for a move to a bigger club. By 1965, at age 19, his rights were sold for 5,000 [[Israeli lira]] to [[Hapoel Haifa F.C.|Hapoel Haifa]], the place where he would kick start his career and become a role model and a symbol for thousands of supporters until this very day.
Born in [[Kiryat Bialik]], Vollach began his sports career with his local club, Maccabi Kiryat Bialik. In 1963, he was drafted to the [[Israel Defense Forces]]' (IDF) [[Nahal]] as an infantry soldier. One of only a handful of professional footballers to serve in active combat in the [[Nahal]], Vollach missed an entire season of football. During his service, he won the IDF football championship in 1965.


In 1965, at age 19, his rights were sold for [[Israeli pound|IL]]5,000 to [[Hapoel Haifa F.C.|Hapoel Haifa]]. Vollach earned a [[Bachelor's degree]] in [[History]] & [[Political Science]] from the [[University of Haifa]], and a [[Master's degree]] in [[Business Administration]] from the [[Hebrew University of Jerusalem]]. He is a retired [[Major (rank)|Major]] in the IDF.
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Originally a striker, because of his height advantage and large build, he was dubbed "The Tank". He was unable to reach his full potential so he was moved to the defender position where he excelled and played til the end of his career. He subsequently won the Israeli [[Israel State Cup|State Cup]] competition twice in 1966 and 1974, and was close several times to winning [[Liga Leumit]] (then the top division). His most major achievement though, was helping the [[Israel national football team|Israel national team]] qualify for their first [[1970 FIFA World Cup|World Cup]] in Mexico in 1970. At the 1970 world cup, Vollach played against [[Uruguay national football team|Uruguay]]. At the following match, Vollach broke his leg in the second half in a tough and brutal match from the [[Sweden national football team|Swedish]] (1–1) side, and so the dream of man marking [[Luigi Riva|Gigi Riva]] and [[Gianni Rivera]], in the last match against [[Italy national football team|Italy]] was over. Because of his performances on the national stage, Vollach was twice loaned out to other Israeli clubs to strengthen their rosters for the sole purpose of [[Intertoto Cup|UI Cup]] games. The first time was in 1976 with [[Hapoel Be'er Sheva F.C.|Hapoel Be'er Sheva]] and the second in 1977 with [[Maccabi Tel Aviv F.C.|Maccabi Tel Aviv]], both Israeli title holders. Over the years, Vollach managed to keep his position as one of the biggest sports stars in Israel.


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==Sports career==
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He began working at [[Zim Integrated Shipping Services|Zim]] in 1970 after returning from the [[1970 FIFA World Cup]]. At his first week he was assigned to go over employees' attendance tickets. In 1977, Vollach transferred from [[Hapoel Haifa F.C.|Hapoel Haifa]], along with former international player and club captain [[Yitzhak Englander]], to local city rivals [[Maccabi Haifa F.C.|Maccabi Haifa]].
Originally a striker, because of his height advantage and large build, he was dubbed "The Tank". He was unable to reach his full potential so he was moved to the defender position where he excelled and played til the end of his career.

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He won the Israeli [[Israel State Cup]] competition twice, in 1966 and 1974, and was close several times to winning [[Liga Leumit]] (then the top division). His major achievement was helping the [[Israel national football team]] qualify for their first [[1970 FIFA World Cup|World Cup]] in Mexico in 1970. At the 1970 World Cup, Vollach played against [[Uruguay national football team|Uruguay]].{{citation needed|date=September 2020}} At the following match, Vollach broke his leg in the second half in a brutal match against the [[Sweden national football team|Swedish]] (1–1) side, and so the dream of man marking [[Luigi Riva|Gigi Riva]] and [[Gianni Rivera]], in the last match against [[Italy national football team|Italy]] was over. Vollach was twice loaned out to other Israeli clubs to strengthen their rosters for in [[Intertoto Cup|UI Cup]] games. The first time was in 1976 with [[Hapoel Be'er Sheva F.C.|Hapoel Be'er Sheva]], and the second in 1977 with [[Maccabi Tel Aviv F.C.|Maccabi Tel Aviv]], both Israeli title holders.

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In the summer of 1976, Vollach was strengthening the rosters for the sole purpose of [[Intertoto Cup]] games with title holders [[Hapoel Be'er Sheva F.C.|Hapoel Be'er Sheva]]. Before the game against [[Standard Liège]] in Belgium, the players were staying at the hotel room. Shalom Avitan, Be'er Sheva's player, fooled around with the [[.22 Short]] [[caliber]] that was in a box on the table and that belonged to the [[Shin Bet|Shabak]] agent who was guarding the team (after the [[Munich Massacre]], Israel took no chances). Avitan thought the gun was unloaded and pointed it towards Vollach. His hand was moved in the last second and the bullet passed an inch away from Vollach's head.<ref>{{cite news |script-title=he:שלום אביטן יורה ביוחנן וולך |url=http://www.nrg.co.il/online/archive/ART/474/584.html |publisher=[[Maariv|Ma'ariv]] |date=May 9, 2003 |access-date=May 29, 2007 |language=he }}</ref>

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In 1977, Vollach transferred from [[Hapoel Haifa F.C.|Hapoel Haifa]], along with former international player and club captain Yitzhak Englander, to local city rivals [[Maccabi Haifa F.C.|Maccabi Haifa]].

Vollach is a member of the Education and Publicity Committee of the [[Israel Football Association]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://football.org.il/Association/AboutAssociation/Pages/CommitteeEducationAndPublicity.aspx |title=The Israel Football Association |publisher=Football.org.il |access-date=January 27, 2011 |archive-date=February 18, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110218205938/http://football.org.il/Association/AboutAssociation/Pages/CommitteeEducationAndPublicity.aspx |url-status=dead }}</ref> and a management member of [[Maccabi World Union]].


===Maccabi Haifa===
===Maccabi Haifa===
As a seasoned veteran, Vollach served as a role model for young and inexperienced players at [[Maccabi Haifa F.C.|Maccabi]]. He was looked up to for having been a part of the [[Israel national football team|national side]] that took part in the [[1970 FIFA World Cup|World Cup finals]]. His time though at Maccabi was short, playing only two seasons and, in 1979, he retired from professional football and began, fully voluntarily, to act as general manager of [[Maccabi Haifa F.C.|Maccabi Haifa]]. Vollach's unique managing skills and leadership was the major reason that Maccabi went from being a mediocre football club to a successful empire in the top flight, winning their first championship in 1984 and retaining it in 1985, which Maccabi Haifa also finished at the head of the house in the [[Intertoto]] home stage.<br />During this time, he began to be known as "the brains of Maccabi Haifa".<br />
Vollach served as a role model for young and inexperienced players at [[Maccabi Haifa F.C.|Maccabi Haifa]]. He was looked up to for having been a part of the [[Israel national football team|national side]] that took part in the [[1970 FIFA World Cup|World Cup finals]]. His time at Maccabi was short, playing only two seasons and, in 1979, he retired from professional football and began, fully voluntarily, to act as general manager of Maccabi Haifa. Under Vollach's management Maccabi went from being a mediocre football club to a successful top ranking team, winning their first championship in 1984 and retaining it in 1985, which Maccabi Haifa also finished at the head of the house in the [[Intertoto]] home stage. During this time, he began to be known as "the brains of Maccabi Haifa".
During the years, Vollach concisely insisted of combining Maccabi's youth players in the senior Squad and also prevented the release of many key players as well as bringing the youth side to its zenith.


===Hong Kong F.C.===
===Hong Kong F.C.===
In 1985, Vollach was promoted in his job at [[Zim Integrated Shipping Services|Zim]], and was sent oversees to become the branch manager and representative of the company's operations in Hong Kong. It was then that he made a return to football, starring at [[Hong Kong FC]].
In 1985, Vollach was promoted in his job at [[Zim Integrated Shipping Services]], and was sent oversees to become the branch manager and representative of the company's operations in Hong Kong. It was then that he made a return to football, starring at [[Hong Kong FC]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.footballdatabase.eu/en/player/details/57159-yochanan-vollach|title=Yochanan Vollach - Maccabi Haïfa - Stats - titles won|website=www.footballdatabase.eu}}</ref>


==Managerial career==
==Back to administrative Career==
After 5 years in Hong Kong, at 1990, Vollach returned to [[Israel]], where former teammate and club captain, [[Yitzhak Englander]] was president of [[Hapoel Haifa F.C.|Hapoel Haifa]]. Englander offered him the position of president of Hapoel, but city rivals, Maccabi, were not eager to see Vollach go, so they appointed him as [[CFO]] and chief executive of the team. Over the span of three years (1990–1993), the club won the "double" (league and cup) during the 1990/91 season and the [[Israel State Cup|State Cup]] at 1993 . Between 1990–1994, he was volunteering in the management division of the [[Israel Football Association|Israeli Football Association]] as well as acting as [[Maccabi Haifa F.C.|Maccabi Haifa]]'s representative at the [[Israel Football Association|IFA]].
After five years in Hong Kong, in 1990, Vollach returned to Israel, where former teammate and club captain, Yitzhak Englander was president of [[Hapoel Haifa F.C.|Hapoel Haifa]]. Englander offered him the position of President of Hapoel, but city rivals, Maccabi, were not eager to see Vollach go, so they appointed him as [[CFO]] and chief executive of the team. Over the span of three years (1990–93), the club won the "double" (league and cup) during the 1990/91 season and the [[Israel State Cup]] at 1993 . Between 1990 and 1994, he volunteered in the management division of the [[Israel Football Association]] as well as acting as Maccabi Haifa's representative at the [[Israel Football Association]].
After the football department was privatized, Vollach joined the [[Maccabi Haifa]] union's management, filling major positions such as [[CFO]] and second to the chairman of board. In 1999, he was voted in unanimously as chairman of the board of the [[Maccabi Haifa]] union as well as president of the [[Maccabi Haifa B.C.|basketball division]] of Maccabi Haifa and as a member of the management of the [[Israel Basketball Association|Israeli Basketball Association]]. Aside from his administrative and work roles, Vollach participated for many years as a sports commentator on the popular Israeli sports radio show, ''Shirim uSha'arim'' ({{lang-he|''שירים ושערים''}}, lit. ''Songs and Goals'') and was a local journalist.
After the football department was privatized, Vollach joined the [[Maccabi Haifa]] union's management, filling major positions such as [[CFO]] and second to the chairman of board. In 1999, he was voted in unanimously as chairman of the board of the Maccabi Haifa union as well as president of the [[Maccabi Haifa B.C.|basketball division]] of Maccabi Haifa and as a member of the management of the [[Israel Basketball Association]].
Vollach owns a [[Bachelor's degree]] in [[History]] & [[Political science]] from the [[University of Haifa]], and a [[Master's degree]] in [[business administration]] from the [[Hebrew University of Jerusalem]]. He is also a retired [[Major]] in the [[Israel Defense Forces|IDF]]. Among the positions that Vollach filled during his time working for Zim, he has been the global services manager, chairman of the directorate of all Zim's ownership companies and vice president of Zim, and Zim's M.Dizengoff president & [[CEO]]. Since 2005, he has been the [[president]] & [[CEO]] of [[Newlog]], which is a subsidiary of the Zim group, and handles logistic service relating to marine and overland transportation. He still plays football today for Hapoel Haifa's veteran side, which he also trains. Vollach is a member of the Education and Publicity Committee of the [[Israel Football Association|IFA]] <ref>{{cite web|url=http://football.org.il/Association/AboutAssociation/Pages/CommitteeEducationAndPublicity.aspx |title=The Israel Football Association |publisher=Football.org.il |date= |accessdate=January 27, 2011}}</ref> and a management member of [[Maccabi World Union|Maccbi]].


==Journalism and media career==
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In recognition of his extensive volunteering to the sporting community as well as business success, he was bestowed with honorary citizenship by the city of [[Haifa]], in 1993.
Aside from his administrative and work roles, Vollach participated for many years as a sports commentator on the popular Israeli sports radio show, ''Shirim uSha'arim'' and was a local journalist.


==Military==
==Business career==
He began working at [[Zim Integrated Shipping Services|Zim]] in 1970 after returning from the [[1970 FIFA World Cup]]. At his first week he was assigned to go over employees' attendance tickets. Vollach was global services manager of Zim, chairman of the directorate of Zim's ownership companies, and vice president of Zim, and Zim's M.Dizengoff President & CEO. Since 2005, he has been the President & CEO of [[Newlog]], which is a subsidiary of the Zim group, and handles logistic service relating to marine and overland transportation.
In one of the times during the early 2000s, while serving the [[Israel Defense Forces|IDF]]'s [[Military reserve force]] in the Israeli border, near [[Modi'in]], he was in charge of the [[Company (military unit)|company]] which twice prevented several [[terrorists]] to penetrate the board in order to commit [[suicide attacks]].{{Citation needed|date=May 2007}}


==Awards and recognition==
==Shooting Incident==
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* Best XI in Israel (3 times, determined by {{transl|he|Hadashot haSport}} and ''[[Yedioth Ahronoth]]'')
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At the summer of 1976, Vollach was strengthening the rosters for the sole purpose of [[Intertoto Cup|UI Cup]] games with title holders [[Hapoel Be'er Sheva F.C.|Hapoel Be'er Sheva]]. Before the game against [[Standard Liège]] in Belgium, the players were staying at the [[hotel]] room. Shalom Avitan, Be'er Sheva's player, fooled around with the [[.22 Short]] [[Caliber]] that was in a box on the table and that belonged to the [[Shin Bet|Shabak]] agent which was guarding the team (after the [[Munich massacre]], [[Israel]] took no chances). Avitan thought the gun was unloaded and pointed the gun towards Vollach. His hand was moved in the last second and the bullet went an inch away from Vollach's head.<ref>{{cite news |first= |last= |authorlink= |author= |coauthors= |script-title=he:שלום אביטן יורה ביוחנן וולך |url=http://www.nrg.co.il/online/archive/ART/474/584.html |work= |publisher=[[Maariv|Ma'ariv]] |id= |pages= |page= |date=May 9, 2003 |accessdate=May 29, 2007 |language=Hebrew |quote= }}</ref>
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* Fair play award in Israel (3 times)
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* [[Hapoel Haifa F.C.|Hapoel Haifa]] Best XI Alltime
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* Elected by official website poll as Hapoel Haifa's greatest player all time<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hhaifa.com/modules.php?name=Surveys&op=results&pollID=183 |title=הר הגעש באדום – אתר האוהדים הרשמי של הפועל חיפה :: The Official Website Of Hapoel Haifa Fans – משאלים |publisher=Hhaifa.com |access-date=January 27, 2011 |archive-date=January 19, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160119021629/http://www.hhaifa.com/modules.php?name=Surveys&op=results&pollID=183 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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* Israel [[Golden Jubilee]] Awards: [[Haifa]] Best XI
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* Israel [[Golden Jubilee]] Awards: Haifa Best Defender (All Time)
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* Honorary citizen of the [[Haifa|City of Haifa]] (1993)
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* Lifetime contributions special award for the [[Israel national football team|Israeli]] national team in the [[1970 FIFA World Cup|1970 world cup]], determined by ''Yedioth Ahronoth'' and the Israeli football player association (2007)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ifpa.org.il/viewArticleItem.asp?ID=67&GalleryID=23&itemID=297 |title=Archived copy |website=www.ifpa.org.il |access-date=12 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090425140930/http://www.ifpa.org.il/viewArticleItem.asp?ID=67&GalleryID=23&itemID=297 |archive-date=25 April 2009 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
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* Member of the [[Israeli Football Hall of Fame]] (2009)

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In recognition of his extensive volunteering to the sporting community as well as business success, he was bestowed with honorary citizenship by the city of Haifa, in 1993.


== Football trophies ==
==Trophies won in football==
Maccabi Haifa & Hapoel Haifa:
Maccabi Haifa & Hapoel Haifa:
*4 x Israeli cup (1966, 1974, 1991, 1993), (1985 runners up)
*4 x Israeli cup (1966, 1974, 1991, 1993), (1985 runners up)
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*2 x Israeli Final Four
*2 x Israeli Final Four
*1 x Israeli Cup final (2008–2009)
*1 x Israeli Cup final (2008–2009)

==Major honours==
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* Best XI in Israel (3 times, determined by [[Hadashot haSport]] and [[Yedioth Ahronoth]])
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* Fair play award in Israel (3 times)
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* [[Hapoel Haifa F.C.|Hapoel Haifa]] Best XI Alltime
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* Elected by official website poll as [[Hapoel Haifa]]'s greatest player all time <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hhaifa.com/modules.php?name=Surveys&op=results&pollID=183 |title=הר הגעש באדום – אתר האוהדים הרשמי של הפועל חיפה :: The Official Website Of Hapoel Haifa Fans – משאלים |publisher=Hhaifa.com |date= |accessdate=January 27, 2011}}</ref>
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* Israel [[Golden Jubilee]] Awards: [[Haifa]] Best XI
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* Israel [[Golden Jubilee]] Awards: [[Haifa]] Best Defender (All Time)
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* Honorary citizen of the [[Haifa|City of Haifa]] (1993)
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* Lifetime contributions special award for the [[Israel national football team|Israeli]] national team in the [[1970 FIFA World Cup|1970 world cup]], determined by [[Yedioth Ahronoth]] and the Israeli football player association (2007) <ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20090425140930/http://www.ifpa.org.il/viewArticleItem.asp?ID=67&GalleryID=23&itemID=297 ]</ref>
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* Member of the [[Israeli Football Hall of Fame]] (2009)


==See also==
==See also==
*[[Football in Israel]]
*[[Football in Israel]]
*[[Sports in Israel]]
*[[List of Jews in sports#Football (Association; Soccer)|List of select Jewish football (association; soccer) players]]
*[[List of Jews in sports#Football (Association; Soccer)|List of select Jewish association football (soccer) players]]


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
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* {{in lang|he}} [http://www.hapoelhaifa.com/site/modules.php?name=Content&pa=showpage&pid=3 Hall of fame]
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* {{he icon}} [http://maccabi-haifafc.walla.co.il/ts.cgi?tsscript=player&id=2164 Profile and short biography of Yochanan Vollach on Maccabi Haifa's official website]
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* {{he icon}} [http://www.hapoelhaifa.com/site/modules.php?name=Content&pa=showpage&pid=3 Hall of fame]
* [http://cards.littleoak.com.au/197071_fks_mexico/israel.htm World cup football cards with Vollach's youth picture from 1970]
* [http://cards.littleoak.com.au/197071_fks_mexico/israel.htm World cup football cards with Vollach's youth picture from 1970]
* [http://www.port2port.com/Index.asp?CategoryID=43&ArticleID=482&SearchParam=wallach Vollach is appointed President & CEO of Newlog company]{{dead link|date=July 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070927190528/http://www.port2port.com/Index.asp?CategoryID=52&ArticleID=744 Negotiations for the merger of Transclal and Newlog]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070927190528/http://www.port2port.com/Index.asp?CategoryID=52&ArticleID=744 Negotiations for the merger of [[Transclal]] and [[Newlog]]]
* [http://www.port2port.co.il/?CategoryID=327&ArticleID=72799 Vollach is appointed CEO of The Chamber of Shipping of Israel]
* [http://www.port2port.co.il/?CategoryID=327&ArticleID=72799 Vollach is appointed CEO of The Chamber of Shipping of Israel]


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Yochanan Vollach
Personal information
Full name יוחנן וולך
Date of birth (1945-05-14) May 14, 1945 (age 79)
Place of birth Kiryat Bialik, Mandatory Palestine
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
1958–1962 Maccabi Kiryat Bialik
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1962–1965 Maccabi Kiryat Bialik
1965–1977 Hapoel Haifa
1977–1979 Maccabi Haifa 30 (1)
1985–1990 HKFC
International career
1968–1971 Israel 12 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Yochanan Vollach (Hebrew: יוחנן וולך, also Jochanan Wallach or Yohanan Wallach, born May 14, 1945) is an Israeli former footballer. He was a member of the Israel national team that competed at the 1970 FIFA World Cup. He is a member of the Israeli Football Hall of Fame.

Vollach is President of the Maccabi Haifa sports organization, and CEO of the Israeli Chamber of Shipping.

Biography

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Born in Kiryat Bialik, Vollach began his sports career with his local club, Maccabi Kiryat Bialik. In 1963, he was drafted to the Israel Defense Forces' (IDF) Nahal as an infantry soldier. One of only a handful of professional footballers to serve in active combat in the Nahal, Vollach missed an entire season of football. During his service, he won the IDF football championship in 1965.

In 1965, at age 19, his rights were sold for IL5,000 to Hapoel Haifa. Vollach earned a Bachelor's degree in History & Political Science from the University of Haifa, and a Master's degree in Business Administration from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He is a retired Major in the IDF.

Sports career

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Originally a striker, because of his height advantage and large build, he was dubbed "The Tank". He was unable to reach his full potential so he was moved to the defender position where he excelled and played til the end of his career.

He won the Israeli Israel State Cup competition twice, in 1966 and 1974, and was close several times to winning Liga Leumit (then the top division). His major achievement was helping the Israel national football team qualify for their first World Cup in Mexico in 1970. At the 1970 World Cup, Vollach played against Uruguay.[citation needed] At the following match, Vollach broke his leg in the second half in a brutal match against the Swedish (1–1) side, and so the dream of man marking Gigi Riva and Gianni Rivera, in the last match against Italy was over. Vollach was twice loaned out to other Israeli clubs to strengthen their rosters for in UI Cup games. The first time was in 1976 with Hapoel Be'er Sheva, and the second in 1977 with Maccabi Tel Aviv, both Israeli title holders.

In the summer of 1976, Vollach was strengthening the rosters for the sole purpose of Intertoto Cup games with title holders Hapoel Be'er Sheva. Before the game against Standard Liège in Belgium, the players were staying at the hotel room. Shalom Avitan, Be'er Sheva's player, fooled around with the .22 Short caliber that was in a box on the table and that belonged to the Shabak agent who was guarding the team (after the Munich Massacre, Israel took no chances). Avitan thought the gun was unloaded and pointed it towards Vollach. His hand was moved in the last second and the bullet passed an inch away from Vollach's head.[1]

In 1977, Vollach transferred from Hapoel Haifa, along with former international player and club captain Yitzhak Englander, to local city rivals Maccabi Haifa.

Vollach is a member of the Education and Publicity Committee of the Israel Football Association[2] and a management member of Maccabi World Union.

Maccabi Haifa

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Vollach served as a role model for young and inexperienced players at Maccabi Haifa. He was looked up to for having been a part of the national side that took part in the World Cup finals. His time at Maccabi was short, playing only two seasons and, in 1979, he retired from professional football and began, fully voluntarily, to act as general manager of Maccabi Haifa. Under Vollach's management Maccabi went from being a mediocre football club to a successful top ranking team, winning their first championship in 1984 and retaining it in 1985, which Maccabi Haifa also finished at the head of the house in the Intertoto home stage. During this time, he began to be known as "the brains of Maccabi Haifa".

Hong Kong F.C.

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In 1985, Vollach was promoted in his job at Zim Integrated Shipping Services, and was sent oversees to become the branch manager and representative of the company's operations in Hong Kong. It was then that he made a return to football, starring at Hong Kong FC.[3]

Managerial career

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After five years in Hong Kong, in 1990, Vollach returned to Israel, where former teammate and club captain, Yitzhak Englander was president of Hapoel Haifa. Englander offered him the position of President of Hapoel, but city rivals, Maccabi, were not eager to see Vollach go, so they appointed him as CFO and chief executive of the team. Over the span of three years (1990–93), the club won the "double" (league and cup) during the 1990/91 season and the Israel State Cup at 1993 . Between 1990 and 1994, he volunteered in the management division of the Israel Football Association as well as acting as Maccabi Haifa's representative at the Israel Football Association.

After the football department was privatized, Vollach joined the Maccabi Haifa union's management, filling major positions such as CFO and second to the chairman of board. In 1999, he was voted in unanimously as chairman of the board of the Maccabi Haifa union as well as president of the basketball division of Maccabi Haifa and as a member of the management of the Israel Basketball Association.

Journalism and media career

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Aside from his administrative and work roles, Vollach participated for many years as a sports commentator on the popular Israeli sports radio show, Shirim uSha'arim and was a local journalist.

Business career

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He began working at Zim in 1970 after returning from the 1970 FIFA World Cup. At his first week he was assigned to go over employees' attendance tickets. Vollach was global services manager of Zim, chairman of the directorate of Zim's ownership companies, and vice president of Zim, and Zim's M.Dizengoff President & CEO. Since 2005, he has been the President & CEO of Newlog, which is a subsidiary of the Zim group, and handles logistic service relating to marine and overland transportation.

Awards and recognition

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In recognition of his extensive volunteering to the sporting community as well as business success, he was bestowed with honorary citizenship by the city of Haifa, in 1993.

Football trophies

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Maccabi Haifa & Hapoel Haifa:

  • 4 x Israeli cup (1966, 1974, 1991, 1993), (1985 runners up)
  • 3 x Israeli title (1984, 1985, 1991), (1975 runners up)
  • 1 x Israeli Championship of the Champions Cup (1985)
  • 1 x Lilian Cup (1984)
  • 1 x IDF title (1965)

Maccabi Haifa youth team:

  • 4 x Israeli youth title (1979, 1983, 1984, 1991)
  • 3 x Israeli youth cup (1980, 1991, 1993), (1981 runners up)
  • 1 x Israeli Championship of the Champions Cup (1984)

Maccabi Haifa basketball team:

  • 2 x Israeli Final Four
  • 1 x Israeli Cup final (2008–2009)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ שלום אביטן יורה ביוחנן וולך (in Hebrew). Ma'ariv. May 9, 2003. Retrieved May 29, 2007.
  2. ^ "The Israel Football Association". Football.org.il. Archived from the original on February 18, 2011. Retrieved January 27, 2011.
  3. ^ "Yochanan Vollach - Maccabi Haïfa - Stats - titles won". www.footballdatabase.eu.
  4. ^ "הר הגעש באדום – אתר האוהדים הרשמי של הפועל חיפה :: The Official Website Of Hapoel Haifa Fans – משאלים". Hhaifa.com. Archived from the original on January 19, 2016. Retrieved January 27, 2011.
  5. ^ "Archived copy". www.ifpa.org.il. Archived from the original on 25 April 2009. Retrieved 12 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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