2024-04-06 21:39:21
The defender of Maccabi Haifa’s youth team, Dan Saparnovich decided to give up his dream and retired from football to join an elite unit: “Thank you football. With all the love for the game, our country has more important things right now and defending the country has always been a privilege for me. I will continue to wear green, But this time the goal is different”
Channel 14 editors Kach Adar B. Tishped 04.07.24 0:34
Much more than football: what hasn’t been said about the ‘TikTok Generation’? “A generation that is connected to screens all day”, “a generation of spoiled people”, so they said. In Israel’s war against the murderous terrorist organization Hamas-ISIS, we discovered that this is the generation of victory, a generation of heroes, a generation of lions and lionesses. And last weekend we saw yet another case that proved how true the descriptions we mentioned are.
Maccabi Haifa’s youth team player, 18-year-old Dan Safarnovich, who plays in the position of brakeman, announced his retirement from football and in a particularly exciting way. The talented player decided to leave the club to enlist in the Israel Defense Forces, put on the olive uniform and become a fighter in one of the elite units of the IDF.
Dan Safranovich, decided to give up football in order to enlist. Photo: Maccabi Haifa official page
Last Saturday, the young stopper saw his teammates beat Maccabi Tel Aviv 0:3 in his last game and immediately afterwards he made an emotional farewell to the club that obviously did not stand in his way and gave him the blessing of the road. Maccabi Haifa informed him how proud they were of him and after 8 seasons in green, the star embarked on a new challenging and extremely exciting path.
Dan Saparnovich said goodbye in an emotional post on the Instagram network: “Thank you football.
Ever since I can remember I have been playing soccer and dreaming of becoming a successful player in Israel and the world. Every day I got up with the goal of realizing this dream, and I gave up a lot of things along the way, and I believed in myself that I would reach as high as possible.”
Dan Safranovich, decided to give up football in order to enlist. Photo: Maccabi Haifa official page
He also added: “With all the love for this amazing game, and there is a lot of love, our country has more important things right now and defending the country has always been a privilege for me. So thank you football, and thank you Maccabi Haifa, I will continue to wear green, but this time the goal is different “.
The director of the youth department at Maccabi Haifa, Ofer Fabian said: “The football club thanks Dan for his contribution to the club over the years and we are proud of all the values that Dan represents. We wish him success in his new path and admire him for his choice. Thank you, dear Dan Safarnovich. You will always remain part of the family The green. In the club they said: “The person before the player, good luck Dan, proud of you”.
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