Yohai Aharoni

Israeli footballer

Yohai Aharoni
יוחאי אהרוניPersonal information

Date of birth|  (1943-06-08) 8 June 1943 (age 82)
Position(s)|  Right winger
Youth career
|  Hapoel Petach Tikva
|  Hapoel Mahane Yehuda
Senior career*
Years|  Team|  Apps|  (Gls)
196?–1968|  Hapoel Mahane Yehuda|  |
1969–1970|  Hapoel Petach Tikva|  18|
1970–1971|  Beitar Tel Aviv|  |
International career
1964–1965|  Israel national team|  5|  (1)
Managerial career
|  Hapoel Mahane Yehuda
|  Hapoel Jaljulia
|  Hapoel Aliyah Kfar Saba
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Yohai Aharoni (Hebrew: יוחאי אהרוני; born 8 June 1943) is an Israeli former football player and coach who played as a right winger. He is best known for playing in Hapoel Mahane Yehuda[1][2] and Hapoel Petah Tikva in Israel's prime league. On the Israel national team, Aharoni contributed to Israel's only Asia Cup victory.

## Club career

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On 30 September 1967, Aharoni scored the first goal in Hapoel Mahane Yehuda's 5–2 defeat of Hapoel Ramat Gan in Israel's first tier of that era, the Liga Leumit.[3] In January 1968, Hapoel Petach Tikva pressured Mahane Yehuda, through the Petah Tikva Worker's Council of Israel's largest trade union, to trade Aharoni against three specific players of their own.[1] Mahane Yehuda refused the offer and Aharoni went on quarantine so he could be released from his club.[4]

After the quarantine, in 1969–70, Aharoni had 18 caps for Hapoel Petah Tikva, 17 of which were in the opening squad.[4] His Hapoel Petah Tikva debut was on 18 October 1969, in a 0–0 draw against Hapoel Haifa.[4] In the summer of 1971, after a season at Beitar Tel Aviv, he quit his playing career due to an injury.[4]

## International career

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Aharoni earned five caps for the Israel national team, scoring one goal against India in the 1964 AFC Asian Cup.[5] His first cap was on 26 May 1964 against the Hong Kong national team, a game that Israel won 1–0.[6] His last cap was a friendly game against the Netherlands on 26 January 1965, ending in a 1–0 loss for Israel.[6]

## Managerial career

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After his active playing career, Yohai Aharoni was a manager for Hapoel Mahane Yehuda, Hapoel Jaljulia, and Hapoel Aliyah Kfar Saba.[4] He also coached in Rosh HaAyin.

## Legacy

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In 2021 Aharoni was included in the Star Boulevard of Hapoel Mahane Yehuda, highlighting 12 footballers who starred for the club while it played in Israel's prime league.[2]

## References

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1. ^ a b "הפועל פ״ת מציע למחנה יהודה: 3 שחקנים תמורת יוחאי אהרוני" [Hapoel PT offers Mahane Yehuda: 3 players for Yohai Aharoni]. Hadshot Hasport. January 1968 – via Hapoel Petach Tikva.
2. ^ a b Goldberg, Asher (15 December 2021). "הפועל מחנה יהודה הנציחה את כוכביה המיתולוגיים" [Hapoel Mahane Yehuda has immortalized its mythological stars]. Walla!. "הערב (רביעי) הקבוצה המשחקת בליגה ב' קיימה אירוע הנצחה ל-12 כוכביה הגדולים ביותר וחנכה את "שדרת כוכבי הפועל מחנה יהודה" בנוכחות ראש העיר פתח תקוה רמי גרינברג, נציג מרכז הפועל וההתאחדות לכדורגל, מיכאל וייסמן ויו"ר העמותה ד"ר אמנון מעבי. [...] 12 כוכבי העבר אשר נבחרו לשדרת הכוכבים הם: משה גמליאל, שלמה בן דוד, שלמה צ'ובי שרעבי, מאיר מיס כהן, ציון אהרוני, עוזיאל ביטרמן, צבי אופנהיים, אלקנה שמן, יוחאי אהרוני, בני רצון, יגאל רצאבי, זכריה רצאבי."
3. ^ "כל משחקי הפועל רמת גן בליגה הראשונה" [All of Hapoel Ramat Gan's games in the first tier] (PDF). Hapoel Ramat Gan. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 October 2016. Retrieved 11 September 2022. "19 : יוחאי אהרוני עט על כדור ריבאונד של זנדר. 1:0. [19: Yohai pounced on Zander's rebound ball. 1:0]"
4. ^ a b c d e "יוחאי אהרוני" [Yohai Aharoni]. Hapoel Petach Tikva Museum. Hapoel Petach Tikva.
5. ^ "Yohai Aharoni". EU Football.
6. ^ a b "אהרוני יוחאי" [Aharoni, Yohai]. Israel Football Association.

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Israel squad – 1964 AFC Asian Cup winners (1st title)

* GK Levin
* GK Vissoker
* DF Bachar
* DF Kalmi
* DF Leon
* DF Matania
* DF Primo
* MF Katsav
* MF Levkovich
* MF Mahalal
* MF Spiegler
* MF Stelmach (c)
* MF Tish
* FW Aharoni
* FW Kalish
* FW Levi
* FW Talbi
* FW Young
* Coach: Merimovich

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