Eitan Azaria
Eitan Azaria (Hebrew: איתן עזריה; born May 12, 1983) is an Israeli retired footballer and Football Mental Consultant.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name |
Eitan Raphael Azaria איתן רפאל עזריה | ||
| Date of birth | May 12, 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Ma'alot-Tarshiha, Israel | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Playing position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Maccabi Haifa | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2001–2005 | Maccabi Haifa | 15 | (0) |
| 2002–2003 | → Hapoel Ramat Gan (loan) | - | (-) |
| 2005 | Hapoel Haifa | - | (-) |
| 2006–2008 | Maccabi Herzliya | 48 | (2) |
| 2008–2009 | Bnei Sakhnin | 14 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | Hapoel Acre | 0 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 1999–2000 | Israel U16 | 22 | (1) |
| 2001 | Israel U19 | 6 | (0) |
| 2003–2005 | Israel U21 | 13 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 26 January 2007 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21:19, 29 December 2007 (UTC) | |||
Azaria was a reserve on the Maccabi Haifa Israeli championship teams in 2001 and 2002, coached by Avram Grant. Grant would later go on to use a mental programme developed by Azaria in his coaching.[1]
Azaria converted two penalty kicks in an Israeli Cup penalty shootout against Maccabi Petah-Tikva in 2006. Azaria's side Maccabi Herzliya lost 13-12.[2]
External links
References
- Wilson, Jonathan (27 January 2017). "Avram Grant: 'When you say tiki-taka, it starts with Bob Paisley'". The Guardian.
- "Penalty Shootout Trivia". rsssf.com.
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