Yochanan Vollach played for which team between Mar 1970 and Jun 1970?
Yochanan Vollach Yochanan Vollach ( , also Jochanan Wallach or Yohanan Wallach , born May 14 , 1945 ) is an Israeli former footballer . He was a member of the Israeli 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 . 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 5,000 Israeli lira to Hapoel Haifa . Vollach earned a Bachelors degree in History & Political Science from the University of Haifa , and a Masters degree in Business Administration from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem . He is a retired Major in the IDF . Sports career . 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 . 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 Beer 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 Beer Sheva . Before the game against Standard Liège in Belgium , the players were staying at the hotel room . Shalom Avitan , Beer Shevas 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 Vollachs head . 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 and a management member of Maccabi World Union . Maccabi Haifa . 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 Vollachs 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. . 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 companys operations in Hong Kong . It was then that he made a return to football , starring at Hong Kong FC . Managerial career . 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 1990–94 , he volunteered in the management division of the Israel Football Association as well as acting as Maccabi Haifas representative at the Israel Football Association . After the football department was privatized , Vollach joined the Maccabi Haifa unions 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 . Aside from his administrative and work roles , Vollach participated for many years as a sports commentator on the popular Israeli sports radio show , Shirim uShaarim and was a local journalist . Business career . 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 Zims ownership companies , and vice president of Zim , and Zims 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 . - Best XI in Israel ( 3 times , determined by Hadashot haSport and Yedioth Ahronoth ) - Fair play award in Israel ( 3 times ) - Hapoel Haifa Best XI Alltime - Elected by official website poll as Hapoel Haifas greatest player all time - Israel Golden Jubilee Awards : Haifa Best XI - Israel Golden Jubilee Awards : Haifa Best Defender ( All Time ) - Honorary citizen of the City of Haifa ( 1993 ) - Lifetime contributions special award for the Israeli national team in the 1970 world cup , determined by Yedioth Ahronoth and the Israeli football player association ( 2007 ) - Member of the Israeli Football Hall of Fame ( 2009 ) 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 . 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 )