32-635: [REDACTED] Look up dito in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Dito may refer to: People [ edit ] Dito (footballer) , Portuguese football player and manager Dito Godwin (1955-2021), American record producer Dito Montiel , American author, filmmaker, and musician Dito Shanidze (1937–2010), Soviet weightlifter Dito Tsintsadze (born 1957), Georgian film director and screenwriter Other [ edit ] Dito CME Holdings Corporation Dito Telecommunity Topics referred to by
64-434: A 1–1 draw with Sweden , a 0–0 draw with eventual finalist Italy , and a 0–2 loss to Uruguay . The goal against Sweden, scored by Mordechai Spiegler , is Israel's only FIFA World Cup goal to date. In 1974, Israel was excluded from AFC competitions, after Kuwait and other Muslim and Arab countries refused to play against it. The proposal was adopted by a vote of 17 to 13 with 6 abstentions. The vote coincided with
96-510: A 4–1 away loss against Israel for the 1982 FIFA World Cup qualifiers . He did not attend any major international tournament, however. On 23 February 1983, Dito scored the only goal in the friendly defeat of West Germany in the Portuguese capital, which marked the first-ever victory over that opposition. Dito's biggest achievement as a coach was managing S.C. Salgueiros over the course of three top-flight campaigns, being dismissed after
128-571: A better goal difference, though, and advanced to the qualification play-off . Coach Avram Grant announced his resignation on 26 October 2005. After the end of his contract, he was succeeded by Dror Kashtan . In UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying , Israel came very close to qualifying for the final tournament, but finished fourth in Group E , just one point behind second-placed Russia , who qualified directly with Croatia , and level on 23 points with England , who also failed to advance. The 4–3 home loss to Croatia
160-699: A friendly match against Lebanon that Palestine won 1–5; until the British Mandate for Palestine national team was dissolved. During these five games, the national team fielded only Jewish players. Three anthems were played before each match: the British " God Save the King ", the Jewish (and future Israeli ) " HaTikvah ", and the opposing team's anthem. In 1948 the team became the national football team of Israel. The Israel national team's first match as an independent nation
192-598: A relatively minor nation, though with some successes, notably winning 3–2 in Paris against France in 1993, and 5–0 against Austria in 1999. That year, Israel made it to the UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying play-offs , but was beaten by Denmark . Israel came close to advancing to the playoff stage in their 2006 World Cup qualifying group , finishing third, behind France , and tied on points with Switzerland , which also remained unbeaten in 10 matches after 4 wins and 6 draws. The Swiss had
224-488: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Dito (footballer) Eduardo José Gomes Cameselle Mendez (18 January 1962 – 3 September 2020), known as Dito , was a Portuguese football central defender and manager . Dito was born in Barcelos . He appeared in 358 Primeira Liga matches over 16 professional seasons, starting his career with S.C. Braga for which he
256-728: Is governed by the Israel Football Association . They have been members of the European Confederation UEFA since 1994. Israel qualified for the FIFA World Cup for the first time in 1970 . They also won the 1964 AFC Asian Cup , before a forced relocation to UEFA . Football has a long tradition in Israel . The game was originally introduced during the time of the Ottoman Empire . The Palestine Football Association
288-503: The 1958 World Cup qualifying stage for Asia and Africa without playing a single game, forcing FIFA to schedule a playoff between Israel and Wales to ensure the team did not qualify without playing at least one game (which Wales won). Israel hosted and won the 1964 AFC Asian Cup . In 1968, Israel went to its first Olympic Games and lost to Bulgaria in the quarterfinals. In 1969, Israel qualified for its first and only FIFA World Cup , via Asia/Oceania. Israel earned two points after
320-498: The 1974 Asian Games , where the football competition was marred by the refusal of both North Korea and Kuwait to play second-round matches against Israel. In 1976, Israel went to its second Olympic Games and lost in the quarterfinals again, this time against Brazil . In 1973 and 1977 , Israel participated in the World Cup qualification tournament which included teams from both Asia and Oceania, but failed to qualify. During
352-575: The CONMEBOL–OFC play-offs to represent Oceania and play against CONMEBOL 's (South America) Colombia for the 1990 World Cup, but lost (1–0, 0–0). In 1991, Israeli clubs began participating in European club competitions of UEFA , and Israel returned to the European leg of World Cup qualifying in 1992. In 1994, Israel received full UEFA membership, 20 years after it had left Asia. Within Europe, Israel has been
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#1732854937458384-514: The Ramat Gan Stadium as part of 1954 FIFA World Cup qualification , in front of 55,000 spectators. The Ramat Gan Stadium would remain Israel's home stadium until 2013. Since the construction of Sammy Ofer Stadium in the city of Haifa , Teddy Stadium in the city of Jerusalem , Turner Stadium in the city of Be'er Sheva , Netanya Stadium in the city of Netanya and Bloomfield Stadium in
416-618: The semi-final of the Path C play-off in Scotland to earn the right to play in the final of the play-off in Serbia , which defeated Norway away in extra time. The game was tight, and the Israelis were finally eliminated in a penalty shoot-out after a goalless draw in regulation time and extra time (0–0, 3:5), Eran Zahavi having missed the first Israeli shot. Promoted to League B for the 2020-2021 edition of
448-740: The Israeli Football Association in UEFA was a precedent cited by Australia to justify its transfer from the Oceania Football Confederation to the Asian Football Confederation . In 2018, Willi Ruttensteiner was appointed as technical director. A national football academy was founded and three supporting development centers were established. Israel subsequently failed to qualify for any World Cup or European Championship finals, and performed inconsistently during
480-459: The Nations League without having finished top of their group in the previous edition , thanks to the change of format subsequently decided by UEFA, Israel ensured their survival by finishing 3rd and penultimate in their group, with a balanced record of 2 wins, 2 draws and 2 defeats. At the 2022-2023 Nations League , Israel finished top of its 3-team group ( Russia , which should have taken part,
512-418: The board including an alleged four-month backlog in wages. On 5 April 2017, Dito came back to the professional game after over a decade's hiatus, taking over F.C. Famalicão for the rest of the second division season . The following 22 January, he left by mutual consent. Dito was hired by S.C. Covilhã of the same league on 27 May 2018. He left on 9 October, again by agreement between both parties, with
544-715: The city of Tel Aviv – the Israel national team has rotated their official home matches between the latter five. During the Israel–Hamas war , Israel played most of their home matches in Hungary . The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled. Win Draw Loss Fixture The following players were called for 2024–25 UEFA Nations , on 14 and 17 November 2024 against France and Belgium ; respectively. Caps and goals are correct as of 18 November 2024, after
576-444: The early 1980s, Israel played the majority of its matches against UEFA (Europe) teams, and competed in the European stage of qualification for the 1982 FIFA World Cup . For the next two tournaments, Israel entered Oceania's (OFC) qualification stage. In 1989, Israel won the OFC second round (Oceania) by finishing above both Australia and New Zealand . As a result, Israel made it to
608-483: The expense of precisely the northerners . From 1989 to 1994, always in the top division, Dito represented Vitória de Setúbal , S.C. Espinho and Gil Vicente FC . After a brief stint with A.D. Ovarense in the Segunda Liga , he retired from football aged 34. Dito won 17 caps for Portugal , his debut arriving on 28 October 1981 at the age of 19 as he came on as a 46th-minute substitute for Humberto Coelho in
640-549: The finals, Kuwait and other Muslim and Arab countries refused to play them. Following this, Israel was expelled from the confederation. It tried to join continental bodies such as the OFC (Oceania), before eventually joining UEFA (Europe). Israel competed at the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) between 1954 and 1974. Due to the Arab League boycott of Israel , several Muslim countries refused to compete against Israel. The political situation culminated in Israel winning
672-411: The match against Belgium . The following players have also been called up to the Israel squad within the last twelve months. Withdrew due to injury or illness Preliminary/extended squad Retired from the national team Serving suspension due to either a red card, or two accumulated yellow cards Player withdrew from the squad due to neither injury nor illness issue Player withdrew from
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#1732854937458704-440: The play-offs assured thanks to their status as group winners at the 2022-2023 Nations League . Against Iceland in the semi-finals of the play-offs for Path B , they opened the scoring with Eran Zahavi 's 31st-minute penalty, but failed to hold on to their advantage and were soundly beaten (1–4). The turning points of the match were Roy Revivo 's 73rd-minute red card for a crude foul, and Eran Zahavi 's penalty miss 7 minutes after
736-424: The qualifying phases in which they took part, alternating between the good and the not-so-good. However, in the qualifiers for Euro 2020 , they came very close to making history. Despite finishing 5th and penultimate in their particularly homogeneous qualifying group , Israel earned the right to play in the play-offs thanks to their position in the 2018-2019 edition of the Nations League . They first had to play in
768-480: The red card, when the score was 1–2. The first home game of the Israel national football team was at Palms Ground on 6 April 1934 against Egypt in a 1934 World Cup qualifier . Prior to the formation of Israel, they also played at the Maccabi Ground for the 1938 FIFA World Cup qualifiers and Maccabiah Stadium . The first national team to represent the newly formed State of Israel back in 1948, had played at
800-405: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Dito . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Dito&oldid=1063350469 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
832-617: The side second bottom . In the 2019 off-season, Dito was appointed general manager at hometown club Gil Vicente FC , recently returned to the top tier . Dito's father, Spaniard Eduardo Cameselle Mendez, played for Gil Vicente in the 1950s. His nephew, also named Eduardo , was also a footballer. Dito died on 3 September 2020, aged 58. Braga Benfica Porto Israel national football team The Israel national football team ( Hebrew : נבחרת ישראל בכדורגל , romanized : Nivḥeret Yīsrāʾēl BeḴaduregel ) represents Israel in men's international football , and
864-545: The tenth round of 1999–2000 as the Paranhos team eventually retained their status. In 2009 he returned to his first club Braga, being appointed at the junior sides. In July 2011, after guiding Braga District to the UEFA Regions' Cup , Dito returned to the senior game with Varzim S.C. of the third tier. He fulfilled his aim of winning promotion, doing so as champions in his only season, but then quit due to disputes with
896-539: Was already an important first-team member at the age of 18, and signing for S.L. Benfica in 1986 after six years in Minho . In his two-season spell with Benfica, Dito played 27 league games in his first year as the Lisbon club won the double , then partnered Carlos Mozer in the second (no silverware won). He then moved to rivals and title holders FC Porto for one season , with Benfica regaining their domestic supremacy at
928-508: Was excluded from European and international competitions due to its aggression against Ukraine ), thanks to 2 wins over Albania (2–1 in both legs) and 2 draws against Iceland (2–2 on each occasion), synonymous with promotion to League A for the 2024-2025 edition . In the Euro 2024 qualifiers , Israel was again eliminated at the play-off stage, as in the previous edition. Indeed, they finished 3rd in their qualifying group and saw their place in
960-587: Was formed in August 1928, and joined FIFA in June 1929, but at the time the association was made up of Arab and Jewish clubs as well as clubs of British policemen and soldiers serving in the region during the British Mandate. The Mandatory Palestine national football team made its debut against Cairo ( Egypt ) in 1934 FIFA World Cup qualification , losing 0–5 in Cairo , Egypt . The team played five international matches, including
992-648: Was on 26 September 1948, against the US Olympic Team . The game was won by the US 1–3, and in the 20th minute of the game Shmuel Ben-Dror scored the first goal after the creation of the State of Israel. Israel was one of the founding members of the AFC (Asian Football Confederation) following its independence in 1948. After the 1974 Asian Games in Iran , and Israel's 0–1 tense loss to Iran in
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1024-417: Was the first loss after 13 consecutive official games and 9 home games without a loss. In 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification , Israel again came in fourth, behind Switzerland , Greece , and Latvia . For the UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying campaign, Kashtan was replaced as coach by Frenchman Luis Fernández but Israel failed to qualify again, finishing third behind Greece and Croatia. The continued presence of
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