Tvrtko Kale
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Tvrtko Kale (changed to Dreshler Kale) | ||
| Date of birth | 5 June 1974 | ||
| Place of birth | Samobor, Zagreb, Zagreb, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| – | NK Lokomotiva | ||
| 1994 | NK Hrvatski dragovoljac | ||
| 1995 | NK Čakovec | ||
| 1996–1998 | NK Inker | ||
| 1998–2000 | NK Rijeka | 0 | (0) |
| 2001–2002 | NK Hrvatski dragovoljac | 4 | (0) |
| 2003–2004 | NK Zadar | 25 | (0) |
| 2004–2006 | Hajduk Split | 32 | (1) |
| 2006 | Neuchâtel Xamax | 11 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 33 | (0) |
| 2007–2009 | Beitar Jerusalem | 59 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 31 | (1) |
| 2010–2014 | Hapoel Haifa | 116 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Hapoel Petah Tikva | 28 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Maccabi Kiryat Gat | 21 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 May 2015 | |||
Tvrtko Kale (now Dreshler Kale, Template:Lang-he; born 5 June 1974) is a retired Croatian-Israeli footballer who played as of July 2015 for Maccabi Kiryat Gat.[1] The newspaper Slobodna Dalmacija rated him the best player in the Croatian First League in 2004.
Football career
Born in Samobor, Zagreb, Croatia, Kale started his career at NK Lokomotiva before moving to NK Hrvatski Dragovoljac in 1994 and NK Čakovec in 1995. From 1996 to 1998 he played for NK Inker moving around the Croatian League until signing with Hajduk Split in 2004. He was league champion with Hajduk in the 2004/2005 season. Starting in 2006, he played for Neuchâtel Xamax.
On 22 June 2007, Kale was transferred from Maccabi Tel Aviv to Israeli league champions Beitar Jerusalem for a price of $350,000 and a 2-year deal worth $300,000 per annum.
Kale moved to Hapoel Be'er Sheva for the 2009–2010 season, and scored one goal for the club[2]
Personal life
In an interview with Israeli sport portal Sport 5, Tvrtko revealed that he is a Jew according to Jewish law, since his grandmother on his mother's side was Jewish.[3] In September 2007, Kale received his own Israeli identity card. He is engaged to Ronit Dahan, who is Jewish. In June 2010 Kale decided to change his first name so it would be more Jewish due to his forthcoming wedding. His new name is Dreshler.[4]
Honours
Player
- Club
- Hajduk Split
- Prva HNL:2004–05
- Croatian Supercup: 2005
- Beitar Jerusalem
- Israeli Premier League: 2007–08
- Israel State Cup:2008, 2009
- Hapoel Haifa
- Toto Cup: 2012–13
See also
References
- ^ "Croatia - T. Kale Dreshler - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com.
- ^ "Everyone loves a scoring goalie: Tvrtko Kale (Hapoel Be'er Sheva) vs Hapoel Acco".
- ^ "Tvrtko reveals: My grandmother was Jewish". Sport5.co.il. 27 February 2008. Archived from the original on 11 October 2008. Retrieved 6 January 2011.
- ^ "Tvrtko? Now he is Dreshler Kale". Sport5.co.il. 27 February 2008. Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 6 January 2011.
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- 1974 births
- Living people
- Croatian Jews
- Israeli Jews
- Jewish footballers
- Israeli footballers
- Croatian footballers
- Croatian First Football League players
- Israeli Premier League players
- Liga Leumit players
- NK Lokomotiva players
- NK Hrvatski Dragovoljac players
- NK Zadar players
- HNK Rijeka players
- HNK Hajduk Split players
- NK Inter Zaprešić players
- Neuchâtel Xamax FCS players
- Beitar Jerusalem F.C. players
- Maccabi Tel Aviv F.C. players
- Hapoel Be'er Sheva F.C. players
- Hapoel Haifa F.C. players
- Hapoel Petah Tikva F.C. players
- Maccabi Kiryat Gat F.C. players
- Expatriate footballers in Switzerland
- Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland
- Sportspeople from Zagreb
- Association football goalkeepers
- Association football goalkeepers who have scored
- Croatian emigrants to Israel