Wikipedia's first sentence called it “israeli football defender currently playing for maccabi petah tikva”. Today it says “retired israeli football defender”.
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Haim Megrelashvili ( ; born July 4, 1982 in Tirat Carmel ) is a retired Israeli football defender who most of his career played for Hapoel Haifa .1 He joined Maccabi Haifa in 2003 from cross-town rival Hapoel Haifa , and within a short time became Israel's rookie of the year. Haim is also known for his attacking skills, often joining attacks from the wings. He is of Georgian Jewish ancestry and his surname literally means "son of Megrelia " in Georgian . Due to its complexity, his surname is almost always misspelled as "Magrashvili" instead.2
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The opening as it stood in 2010
Haim Megrelashvili ( ; born July 4, 1982 in Tirat Carmel ) is an Israeli football defender currently playing for Maccabi Petah Tikva . He joined Maccabi Haifa in 2003 from cross-town rival Hapoel Haifa , and within a short time became Israel's rookie of the year. Haim is also known for his attacking skills, often joining Maccabi attacks from the wings. He is of Georgian Jewish ancestry and his surname literally means "son of Megrelia " in Georgian . Due to its complexity, his surname is almost always misspelled as "Magrashvili" instead.
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The opening as it stood in 2015
Haim Megrelashvili ( ; born July 4, 1982 in Tirat Carmel ) is an Israeli football defender plays 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. Haim is also known for his attacking skills, often joining Maccabi attacks from the wings. He is of Georgian Jewish ancestry and his surname literally means "son of Megrelia " in Georgian . Due to its complexity, his surname is almost always misspelled as "Magrashvili" instead.
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Israeli footballer Haim Megrelashvili ( ; born July 4, 1982, in Tirat Carmel ) is a retired Israeli football defender . He joined Maccabi Haifa in 2003 from cross-town rival Hapoel Haifa , and within a short time became Israel's rookie of the year.
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The opening as it stood in 2025
Israeli footballer Haim Megrelashvili ( Hebrew : חיים מגרלשוילי ; born July 4, 1982, in Tirat Carmel ) is a retired Israeli football defender . He joined Maccabi Haifa in 2003 from cross-town rival Hapoel Haifa , and within a short time became Israel's rookie of the year.
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israeli football defender currently playing for maccabi petah tikva
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retired israeli football defender
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