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Avi Yehiel
Israeli footballer
Avi Yehiel (Hebrew: אבי יחיאל), (born 26 September 1979) is a former Israeli footballer.
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Avi Yehiel. | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1979-09-26) 26 September 1979 (age 44) | ||
| Place of birth | Jaffa, Tel Aviv, Israel | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Gadna Tel Aviv Yehuda | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1997–2005 | Hapoel Petah Tikva | 143 | (1) |
| 2005–2009 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 92 | (2) |
| 2009–2010 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | 30 | (1) |
| 2010–2012 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 62 | (3) |
| International career | |||
| 1999–2001 | Israel U21 | 10 | (0) |
| 2005–2007 | Israel | 4 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 July 2009 | |||
In 2012, Yehiel married Adi Neumann,[1] the sister of the founder and former CEO of WeWork, Adam Neumann. After retiring from football in 2013, he worked for WeWork as a wellness coach.[2]
Avi Yehiel first played in Gadna Tel Aviv Yehuda junior team and won with it in the youth national championship. In 1997–1998 went to Hapoel Petah Tikva and played for the first time against Hapoel Tel Aviv FC. Yehiel played in Hapoel Petah Tikva for eight seasons and won the Toto Cup in 2004–2005. In season 2005–2006 went to Maccabi Tel Aviv FC, and scored the equaliser in his first game.
Avi Yehiel was a player at the Israel national football team. In his first appearance against Ireland, he scored the equaliser in the 2–2 match.
- Toto Cup (2):
- 2004–05, 2008–09
- Magen, Hadas. "Adam Neumann recharges his batteries in Israel". Globes. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
- Avi, Yehiel. "Avi Yehiel". LinkedIn. Avi Yehiel. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
- Avi Yehiel at National-Football-Teams.com