Career
He started playing in the Maccabi Tel Aviv Youth League. His first game took place in 1988-1989 in a game between Maccabi Tel-Aviv Football Club and Hapoel Jerusalem. From 1988 to 1992 he played for Maccabi Tel Aviv"s first team
In 1992, he transferred to Ironi Rishon LeZion and reached the final of the State Cup with this team in 1995-1996.
At the end of the 1996 season, Elimelech moved to Hapoel Tel Aviv. During these seasons, Elimelech was acknowledged for his impressive one-on-one goalkeeping abilities and his success in stopping penalty kicks (both the 1999 and 2000 cups were obtained after penalty-shoot-outs, in which Elimelech stopped several opponent shots.
His most memorable performance during that season was in the 1-1 draw against Chelsea in London, a result which was enough for Hapoel to qualify to the next round, after winning the first match in Tel Aviv 2-0. In April 2007, Elimelech spoke out against the management at Hapoel Tel Aviv, where fans considered him a symbol of the club
In retaliation, Hapoel"s management opted to suspend the keeper until the end of his contract.
Elimelech was eventually released from his contract and he signed with Hapoel Kiryat Shmona.
