Avi Ran

Avi Ran

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Personal information
Date of birth	August 25, 1963(1963-08-25)
Place of birth	Israel
Date of death	July 11, 1987(1987-07-11) (aged 23)
Place of death	Tiberias, Israel
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1981-1987	Maccabi Haifa	165	(0)
National team
1986-1987	Israel	9	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Avi Ran (August 25, 1963 - July 11, 1987) was a goalkeeper at the Israeli football club Maccabi Haifa. Widely considered one of the greatest football players in Israel, he had a promising future which was cut short by a fatal accident.

Football career

• Won 2 championships with Maccabi Haifa.
• Conceded only 18 goals in the 1985-86 season, the lowest in Maccabi Haifa's history.
• Won Maariv's 1986 "footballer of the year" award (i.e. the MVP of the season).
• Was goalkeeper of the Israeli national team.

Fatal accident

On 11 July 1987, Ran was killed on the "Guy" beach in Tiberias when he was hit by a passing racing boat whilst Maccabi Haifa were celebrating their championship in the Sea of Galilee. 14,000 people attended Ran's funeral.

Career statistics

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Club performance			League		Cup		League Cup		Continental		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Israel			League		Israel State Cup		Toto Cup		Europe		Total
1981-82	Maccabi Haifa	Liga Leumit	30	0
1982-83			30	0
1983-84			30	0
1984-85			25	0
1985-86			10	0
1986-87			20	0
Total	Israel		145	0
Career total			145	0

External links

• (Hebrew) Profile and short biography of Avi Ran on Maccabi Haifa's official website