Liran Strauber

Liran Strauber (or Shtrauber, ; born 20 August 1974) is a former Israeli association footballer who played as a goalkeeper. At international level, Strauber was capped at under-17 and under-21, and played eight times for the senior Israel national team.

Early and personal life Strauber was born in moshav Yagel, Israel, to a family of Ashkenazi Jewish descent.

In 2006, he married former Likud parliament member of the Knesset, Inbal Gavrieli. The two divorced in 2009. In May 2011, he married Elinor Avigdol.

Sports career Strauber began his career in the youth club of Hapoel Tel Aviv and was promoted to the senior squad in 1992. Strauber remained in Hapoel Tel Aviv for one season before moving to Hapoel Kiryat Ono for one season too. At the next season Strauber was playing in Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv where he stayed for one year. During playing in those three clubs Strauber was also the goalkeeper of the Israel national under-21 football team and had 17 international caps. of Maccabi Tel Aviv, resulting in his transfer to Maccabi Netanya before the 2006–07 season. The club reached second place that season and qualified for the UEFA Cup qualifying rounds, for the first time in its history. Strauber managed to have a clean sheet for 783 minutes (9 games) from 8 December 2007 to 16 February 2008, which is a record in the history of Israeli football.

After three seasons in Maccabi Netanya he made his return to Maccabi Tel Aviv.

Strauber made 513 appearances in the Israeli Premier League which puts him in the 6th place of the league's all-time table.

Honours Club Bnei Yehuda Toto Cup Top Division: : 1996–97

Maccabi Tel Aviv Israeli Premier League: 2002–03 State Cup: 2001, 2002, 2005

Individual Israeli Premier League Beast Goalkeeper of the Year: 2007–08