Or Cinderman wanted to play in the Premier League, but the hearing limit stopped him • So he moved to the courtroom and discovered the Potsal branch, where he reached the team. • In the interview he tells how he got out of the closet ("There was fear and a little embarrassment") and what his big dream ("Play to age 45 ")

• Cinderman Light. "We have to contain each other"

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  Coco

Although 2020 is another moment here, it still seems far from the day when athletes will feel comfortable declaring their love for the same sex and coming out of the closet. While there are athletes who have taken the brave step, especially overseas, and set an example for many - but in Israel this is still far from becoming a common and common cause.

Or Cinderman is considered a breakthrough in the industry by becoming the first deaf pots player in the world to come out of the closet. Zinderman, 25, an Israeli national team player and team of Ze'evi Yehud, goes up every game with a pride flag sweat shield, so even his rivals who don't know him are exposed to a topic that is still considered sensitive in the sports halls.

Cinderman made the move at the age of 18 and not many days before his teammates heard the news: "I received very good responses. Obviously there was fear and some embarrassment about dressing room affairs, but over time they got to know me more and accepted me, and they still welcome me with great love.

"People are still scared of the reactions even today. They are afraid of being uncomfortable, being exposed, afraid of the reactions of the audience - and when it comes to a male industry that is full of stigmas, of course, that makes the difficulty much greater," he says.

Do you think your move will give confidence to other players?

"I hope everyone in the closet and reading this will come out of it, especially anyone who sets an example and look at it. I believe this is what will set the tone for future generations and think we should contain each other, and it's not just about the LGBT. Each one is a little different and a little special, and there is no reason why we rarely separate each other from such and such spaces. "

In action on the parquet in the uniform of the Ze'evi Yehud // Photo: Coco

Cinderman started his football career in Hapoel Rishon LeZion, but at the age of 15, because of his hearing problem, his coach gave up, and the young boy who just wanted to play football heard about the football hall and fell in love immediately.

"It hurt me a lot at that time, and I didn't have much to do. I joined the group in Tel Aviv for six months, then moved to Judea, and now I've been in the group for ten years. I never thought of going back to try soccer again. It's really fun for me. I realized that the potsell was the place for me, I got to the team and see if I could - the ambition was to play until I was 45, as long as my body let me play. "

"The industry has potential"

Cinderman knows that the state of the sculpture in the country is far from world-class. Both training and play a week are a bad supplier for players who don't get paid.

"The industry has the potential to go through a lot of other junior branches, it's the closest thing to football, but you need a budget to raise the level," he said. "If the exposure league had grown, more people would have come to watch games and not just tens of millions in the world. Playing every day cataract, which is an industry that can be very significant, for us as well. "

How much does your hearing limit affect you during play?

"It doesn't affect us, we have the sign language and there are also hearing impaired in the group. We have eye communication and we work on it in training. There are agreed signs of exercises like basketball. A deaf person is an ordinary person. If you practice something a few times, at the end it works out. Hearing society prevents and restricts us because of the stigma and mitigates the problem. We should not give the limit greater weight than it really has. "

Cinderman in action on the parquet in a Ze'evi Jewish uniform // Photo: Coco