Haim Megrelashvili
Haim Megrelashvili (; born July 4, 1982, in Tirat Carmel) is a retired Israeli football defender. For the bulk of his career he played for Hapoel Haifa. He joined Maccabi Haifa in 2003 from cross-town rival Hapoel Haifa, and within a short time became Israel's rookie of the year. Biography
Haim Megrelashvili is of Georgian Jewish ancestry and his surname literally means "son of Megrelia" in Georgian. Career
He started his football career at Maccabi Haifa as a schoolboy before concentrating on athletics and gymnastics. His brother, Akiva,  continued playing football and joined Hapoel Kiryat Shmona. During his first season at Maccabi Haifa he started a total of twenty-six matches. His second season at Haifa was far from a progression: He started  seven games. Ronny Levy gave  Megrelashvili more opportunities in the 2006/07 season and he played an integral part of the squads progression to the round of sixteen in the UEFA Cup. His European performance as well as domestic performance created interest from Dutch club Vitesse Arnhem. He joined the Eredivisie side for the 2007–08 season, signing a deal until 2010. His contract was terminated by the club in August 2009. Megrelashvili was without a club until January 2010 when he signed for Maccabi Petah Tikva. On March 15, 2008, in the match against FC Twente, Megrelishvili was substituted after only 6 minutes into the game, after a number of defensive errors. Two weeks later, in the match against AZ, Megrelishvili was replaced after 16 minutes. On June 6, 2011, Megrelishvili signed onto  Maccabi Haifa for two years. Honours
Maccabi Haifa
Israeli Premier League (2): 2004–05, 2005–06
Toto Cup Al (1):2005–06

Maccabi Tel Aviv
Toto Cup Al (1): 2008–09

Hapoel Haifa
Israel State Cup (1): 2017–18

References

External links
Official
  Profile and biography of Haim Megrelashvili on Maccabi Haifa's official website

Unofficial
  IFA Profile
  Profile and statistics of Haim Megrelashvili on One.co.il
  Profile and statistics of Haim Megrelashvili on Maccabi Haifa Online

1982 births
Israeli Jews
Living people
Israeli men's footballers
Hapoel Haifa F.C. players
Maccabi Haifa F.C. players
Maccabi Tel Aviv F.C. players
Maccabi Petah Tikva F.C. players
Alki Larnaca FC players
SBV Vitesse players
Beitar Jerusalem F.C. players
AEK Larnaca FC players
Liga Leumit players
Israeli Premier League players
Eredivisie players
Cypriot First Division players
Israeli expatriate men's footballers
Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands
Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus
Israeli expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands
Israeli expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus
Israeli people of Georgian-Jewish descent
Footballers from Tirat Carmel
Men's association football defenders