Alon Mizrahi (Hebrew: אלון מזרחי; born 22 November 1971) is an Israeli former professional footballer who played for clubs including Nice, Maccabi Tel Aviv, Hapoel Tel Aviv, Hapoel Be'er Sheva, Maccabi Haifa and Beitar Jerusalem.[1]
 Mizrahi in 2007, doing his famous "Airplane" move. | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alon Mizrahi | ||
| Date of birth | 22 November 1971 | ||
| Place of birth | Tel Aviv, Israel | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1984–1989 | Bnei Yehuda | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1989–1993 | Bnei Yehuda | 66 | (46) |
| 1990–1991 | → Hapoel Tel Aviv (loan) | 18 | (4) |
| 1993–1994 | Maccabi Haifa | 38 | (28) |
| 1994 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 10 | (1) |
| 1994–1999 | Maccabi Haifa | 53 | (35) |
| 1995 | → Maccabi Ironi Ashdod (loan) | 14 | (9) |
| 1995–1997 | → Bnei Yehuda (loan) | 44 | (31) |
| 1999 | Nice | 18 | (4) |
| 1999–2001 | Beitar Jerusalem | 50 | (21) |
| 2001–2003 | Hapoel Kfar Saba | 50 | (22) |
| 2003 | Maccabi Ahi Nazareth | 7 | (1) |
| 2003–2005 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 45 | (16) |
| 2004 | → Bnei Yehuda (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | Maccabi Amishav | ||
| International career | |||
| 1990 | Israel U18 | 1 | (1) |
| 1990–1993 | Israel U21 | 13 | (15) |
| 1992–2001 | Israel | 37 | (17) |
| 2007–2010 | Israel (beach soccer) | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 2008–2009 | Hapoel Yehud | ||
| 2012–2013 | Hapoel Kfar Saba (general manager) | ||
| 2013 | Hapoel Petah Tikva | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
His nickname is "The Airplane" (Hebrew: האווירון, romanized: Ha-Avirón), referring to the hand movement he used to do after scoring a goal.
Personal life
editHis father, Amos Mizrahi was also a footballer who played in Bnei Yehuda in the 1950s and 1960s and was part of the team that won the State Cup in 1968. He was married to Vered Mizrahi from 1994 until their divorce in 2020 and the couple had 2 daughters and a son.[2] His middle daughter Sun Mizrahi is a supermodel.
International career
editInternational goals
edit- Scores and results list Israel's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Mizrahi goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 24 March 1993 | Kiryat Eliezer Stadium, Haifa, Israel |  Russia |
1–2 | 2–2 | Friendly |
| 2 | 2–2 | |||||
| 3 | 5 August 1997 | Dinamo Stadium, Minsk, Belarus |  Belarus |
3–1 | 3–2 | Friendly |
| 4 | 19 February 1998 | Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan, Israel |  Turkey |
3–0 | 4–0 | Friendly |
| 5 | 4–0 | |||||
| 6 | 18 March 1998 | Stadionul Steaua, Bucharest, Romania |  Romania |
1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
| 7 | 17 May 1998 | Skonto Stadium, Riga, Latvia |  Latvia |
5–0 | 5–1 | Friendly |
| 8 | 10 October 1998 | Stadio Olimpico, Serravalle, San Marino |  San Marino |
3–0 | 5–0 | Euro 2000 qualifying |
| 9 | 18 January 1999 | Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan, Israel |  Estonia |
5–0 | 7–0 | Friendly |
| 10 | 23 March 1999 | Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan, Israel |  Cyprus |
2–0 | 3–0 | Euro 2000 qualifying |
| 11 | 3–0 | |||||
| 12 | 6 June 1999 | Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan, Israel |  Austria |
4–0 | 5–0 | Euro 2000 qualifying |
| 13 | 8 September 1999 | Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan, Israel | San Marino |
2–0 | 8–0 | Euro 2000 qualifying |
| 14 | 3 September 2000 | Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan, Israel |  Liechtenstein |
1–0 | 2–0 | 2002 World Cup qualifying |
| 15 | 17 January 2001 | Municipal Stadium, Beit She'an, Israel |  Uzbekistan |
2–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
| 16 | 24 April 2001 | Mikheil Meskhi Stadium, Tbilisi, Georgia |  Georgia |
1–1 | 2–3 | Friendly |
| 17 | 2–2 |
Personal achievements
edit- Mizrahi was the top scorer of the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup in seasons 1993-94 and 1998-99.[3]
- Mizrahi scored 206 goals in the Israeli Premier League. Mizrahi broke the scoring record of the Israeli legendary striker Oded Machnes and became the greatest goal-scorer in Israeli history.
- Mizrahi has maintained an impressive strike rate, of a goal in every two games, throughout his career.
- Mizrahi won four times the "Goal King" title, awarded to the player who scores the most in the premier league season. He won the title twice with Bnei Yehuda and twice with Maccabi Haifa.
- Mizrahi won 2 championships (with Bnei Yehuda and with Maccabi Haifa), 1 cup (with Maccabi Haifa) and participated twice in the Cup Winners' Cup (with Maccabi Haifa) and Peace Cup (with Beitar Jerusalem).
- Mizrahi scored 28 goals in 1993–94 for Maccabi Haifa. This is a (shared) Israeli record of goals per season in the Israeli Premier League.
- Mizrahi scored 15 goals in European club competitions.
Honours
editBnei Yehuda
- Israeli Premier League: 1988–89
- Toto Cup: 1991–92, 1996–97
Maccabi Haifa
- Israeli Premier League: 1993–94
- State Cup: 1997–98
- Toto Cup: 1993–94
Individual
- Israeli Premier League top goalscorer: 1991–92, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1997–97
- UEFA Cup Winners' Cup top goalscorer: 1993–94, 1998–99
| Sporting positions | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by | Maccabi Haifa captain 1998–1999 |
Succeeded by |
References
edit- ^ "Alon Mizrahi - Player Profile". NationalFootballTeams. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
- ^ מרלין-רוזנצוייג, אורית (14 June 2020). "ורד, גרושתו של הכדורגלן אלון מזרחי: "בגיל 44 התעוררתי בגדול"". xnet (in Hebrew). Retrieved 30 July 2024.
- ^ "Alon Mizrahi - Scorer of the Cup Winners' Cup". Rsssf. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
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