Eitan Azaria
איתן עזריה
Personal information
Full name Eitan Raphael Azaria
איתן רפאל עזריה
Date of birth (1983-05-12) May 12, 1983
Place of birth Ma'alot-Tarshiha, Israel
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
Maccabi Haifa
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2005 Maccabi Haifa 15 (0)
2002–2003Hapoel Ramat Gan (loan) - (-)
2005 Hapoel Haifa - (-)
2006–2008 Maccabi Herzliya 48 (2)
2008–2009 Bnei Sakhnin 14 (0)
2009–2010 Hapoel Acre 0 (0)
International career
1999–2000 Israel U16 22 (1)
2001 Israel U19 6 (0)
2003–2005 Israel U21 13 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 January 2007
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:19, 29 December 2007 (UTC)

Eitan Azaria (Hebrew: איתן עזריה; born May 12, 1983) is an Israeli retired footballer and Football Mental Consultant.

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]

References

  1. Wilson, Jonathan (27 January 2017). "Avram Grant: 'When you say tiki-taka, it starts with Bob Paisley'". The Guardian.
  2. "Penalty Shootout Trivia". RSSSF.


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