Avi Peretz (footballer)
 Peretz with Maccabi Haifa in 2004 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Avraham Peretz | ||
| Date of birth | September 2, 1971 | ||
| Place of birth | Bat Yam, Israel | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Maccabi Jaffa | |||
| Hapoel Be'er Sheva | |||
| Hapoel Arad | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1990–1992 | Maccabi Yavne | 15 | (-) |
| 1992–1994 | Hapoel Bat Yam | 16 | (-) |
| 1994–1995 | Hapoel Ashkelon | 30 | (-) |
| 1995–1997 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 35 | (-) |
| 1997–1999 | Hapoel Haifa | 30 | (0) |
| 1999–2001 | Maccabi Haifa | 45 | (-) |
| 2001–2003 | Hapoel Haifa | 42 | (-) |
| 2003–2004 | Beitar Jerusalem | - | (-) |
| 2004–2006 | Maccabi Netanya | 66 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | Hapoel Ashkelon | 33 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | Hapoel Petah Tikva | 32 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | Hapoel Bnei Lod | 5 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2009–2010 | Hapoel Haifa (goalkeeping coach) | ||
| 2010–2012 | Maccabi Netanya (goalkeeping coach) | ||
| 2012–2013 | Maccabi Haifa (goalkeeping coach) | ||
| 2013–2015 | Hapoel Haifa (goalkeeping coach) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Avi Peretz (Hebrew: אבי פרץ; born September 2, 1971) is an Israeli former football player who last worked as a goalkeeping coach in Hapoel Haifa.[1] In June 2020, he became the chairman of the Israel Tennis Association.[2]
Career
[edit]Avi Peretz was born in Beersheba, a city in the middle part of Israel.
Avi Peretz began playing at the youth team of Hapoel Be'er Sheva in the 80's. Later he moved on to Hapoel Arad and then to Maccabi Jaffa. In 1991, he played for Maccabi Yavne and two years later he moved to Hapoel Bat Yam, where he played for two years. At the end of the year he moved to Hapoel Ashkelon and one year later he moved to Hapoel Be'er Sheva.
In 1997, he moved to Hapoel Haifa and in 1999 he moved to Maccabi Haifa. In 2001, he moved back to Hapoel Haifa and in 2003 he moved to Beitar Jerusalem.
In July 2004 he moved to Maccabi Netanya and helped them get promoted to the Israeli Premier League. After two successful seasons in Netanya he moved back to Hapoel Ashkelon and a year after that he signed a one-year contract with Hapoel Petah Tikva.
He played in Hapoel Bnei Lod until July 2009 when he retired from playing after 19 years.
He worked as a goalkeeper coach, having worked for Hapoel Haifa, Maccabi Netanya and Maccabi Haifa.
Since 2015 he is one of the partners of Golden Tennis Netanya. In 2020, he was elected as a president of the (ITA) Israeli Tennis Association for a four-year term
Honours
[edit]Winner:
- Israeli Premier League (2):
- 1998-99, 2000–01
- State Cup (1):
- 1997
- Toto Cup (Leumit) (2):
- 2004-05, 2007–08
Runner-up:
- State Cup (1):
- 2007
- Liga Leumit (2):
- 2004-05, 2007–08
References
[edit]- ^ "Avi Peretz signed as Maccabi Haifa new goalkeeping coach" (in Hebrew). ONE. 10 May 2012. Retrieved 10 May 2012.
- ^ "אבי פרץ נבחר ליו"ר איגוד הטניס". 24 July 2020.
External links
[edit]- Avi Peretz – Israel Football Association league player details
- Profile at One
- 1971 births
- Living people
- Jewish Israeli sportspeople
- Israeli men's footballers
- Men's association football goalkeepers
- Hapoel Be'er Sheva F.C. players
- Hapoel Petah Tikva F.C. players
- Maccabi Jaffa F.C. players
- Maccabi Yavne F.C. players
- Hapoel Ashkelon F.C. players
- Maccabi Haifa F.C. players
- Beitar Jerusalem F.C. players
- Hapoel Haifa F.C. players
- Maccabi Netanya F.C. players
- Hapoel Bnei Lod F.C. players
- Liga Leumit players
- Israeli Premier League players
- Footballers from Bat Yam