Michael Zandberg

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Michael Zandberg (Hebrew: מיכאל זנדברג‎; born April 16, 1980 in Petah Tikva) is an Israeli football player.

A more correct Latin spelling of his name is Sandberg ("sand mountain" in German/Yiddish), as he is from Ashkenazi stock.

He played for Hapoel Petah Tikva until he was 22 years of age. Then he moved to Maccabi Haifa where he played 4 years in 2002-2006 season, and won 3 championships and also in champions league. zandberg is one of the best wingers in Israeli football and is a member of the Israeli national team. Recently Zandberg has received interest from teams in the Dutch Eredivisie, the English Premiership, and from the German Bundesliga.

In the summer of 2006, Zandberg transferred to Beitar Jerusalem.At the end of this season Zandberg was chosen as MVP of the season.

In May 2007, it was revealed that Zandberg had agreed on a $600,000 one-year contract with English side Sheffield United, but when Sheffield United was relegated to the English 2nd division on the final day of the season, Zandberg decided against the move.

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