Alon Mizrahi
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| 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 | |||
Alon Mizrahi (Hebrew: אלון מזרחי; born 22 November 1971) is a retired Israeli professional footballer that has played in several clubs throughout Europe, including Nice, Maccabi Tel Aviv, Hapoel Tel Aviv, Hapoel Be'er Sheva, Maccabi Haifa and Beitar Jerusalem.[1]
His nickname is The Airplane, referring to the movement he used to do after scoring a goal.
Personal achievements
- Mizrahi is the Israeli player with the most goals in his career (339).
- Mizrahi was the top scorer of the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup in seasons 1993-94 and 1998-99.[2]
- 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
Club
- Bnei 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
International career
International goals
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 24 March 1993 | Kiryat Eliezer Stadium, Haifa |  Russia |
1–2 | 2–2 | Friendly |
| 2. | 24 March 1993 | Kiryat Eliezer Stadium, Haifa | Russia |
2–2 | 2–2 | Friendly |
| 3. | 5 August 1997 | Dinamo Stadium, Minsk |  Belarus |
3–1 | 3–2 | Friendly |
| 4. | 19 February 1998 | Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan |  Turkey |
3–0 | 4–0 | Friendly |
| 5. | 19 February 1998 | Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan | Turkey |
4–0 | 4–0 | Friendly |
| 6. | 18 March 1998 | Stadionul Steaua, Bucharest |  Romania |
1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
| 7. | 17 May 1998 | Skonto Stadium, Riga |  Latvia |
5–0 | 5-1 | Friendly |
| 8. | 10 October 1998 | Stadio Olimpico, Serravalle |  San Marino |
3–0 | 5–0 | Euro 2000 qualifying |
| 9. | 18 January 1999 | Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan |  Estonia |
5–0 | 7–0 | Friendly |
| 10. | 23 March 1999 | Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan |  Cyprus |
2–0 | 3–0 | Euro 2000 qualifying |
| 11. | 23 March 1999 | Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan | Cyprus |
3–0 | 3–0 | Euro 2000 qualifying |
| 12. | 6 June 1999 | Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan |  Austria |
4–0 | 5–0 | Euro 2000 qualifying |
| 13. | 8 September 1999 | Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan | San Marino |
2–0 | 8–0 | Euro 2000 qualifying |
| 14. | 3 September 2000 | Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan |  Liechtenstein |
1–0 | 2–0 | 2002 World Cup qualifying |
| 15. | 17 January 2001 | Municipal Stadium, Beit She'an |  Uzbekistan |
2–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
| 16. | 24 April 2001 | Mikheil Meskhi Stadium, Tbilisi |  Georgia |
1–1 | 2–3 | Friendly |
| 17. | 24 April 2001 | Mikheil Meskhi Stadium, Tbilisi | Georgia |
2–2 | 2–3 | Friendly |
Personal life
His 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.
| Sporting positions | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by | Maccabi Haifa captain 1998–1999 |
Succeeded by |
References
- ^ "Alon Mizrahi - Player Profile". NationalFootballTeams. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
- ^ "Alon Mizrahi - Scorer of the Cup Winners' Cup". Rsssf. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
External links
- Alon Mizrahi – French league stats at LFP – also available in French (archived)
- Alon Mizrahi at National-Football-Teams.com
- Alon Mizrahi at EU-Football.info
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