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Shaul Smadja

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Shaul Smadja ( Hebrew : שאול סמדג'ה ; born 2 October 1972) is a former Israeli footballer. He is of a Tunisian-Jewish descent.

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Then

israeli footballer currently playing his trade at hapoel ra'anana

Now

former israeli footballer

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