Eli Uzan
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 21 March 1963 | ||
| Place of birth | Beersheba, Israel | ||
| Date of death | 23 November 2009 (aged 46) | ||
| Place of death | Beersheba, Israel | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1980–1984 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | ||
| 1984–1992 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | ||
| 1992–1994 | Tzafririm Holon | ||
| Total | 296 | (7) | |
| International career | |||
| 1983 | Israel U23 | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Eli Uzan (Hebrew: אלי אוזן) (21 March 1963[1] – 23 November 2009) was an Israeli footballer who played for Hapoel Be'er Sheva, Hapoel Tel Aviv and Tzafririm Holon. He was of a Tunisian-Jewish descent.
Uzan began his career at Be'er Sheva during the 1980-81 season.[2] In 1983, he was called up to the Israel national team's Olympics squad, playing a single match against Belgium. In 1984, he moved to Hapoel Tel Aviv, where he played until 1992. Between 1992 and 1994 he played for Tzafririm Holon.
In November 2009 Uzan was found dead in his car, it having crashed into a pole on Levi Eshkol Road in Beersheba.[3] Police suspect that Uzan had been shot.[4]
References
- ^ http://eu-football.info/_player.php?id=24126
- ^ Suspected: Former footballer murdered in his car Maariv, 24 November 2009 (in Hebrew)
- ^ Eli Uzan found dead in car in Beersheba[permanent dead link] The Jerusalem Post, 24 November 2009
- ^ Former Israeli soccer player shot dead while driving Haaretz, 24 November 2009