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Itzik Kornfein

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Itzik Kornfein
Personal information
Full name Itzhak Kornfein
Date of birth (1971-09-24) 24 September 1971 (age 53)
Place of birth Jerusalem, Israel
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
Hapoel Jerusalem
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1989–1990 Hapoel Tiberias
1990–1991 Hapoel Jerusalem
1991–1993 Hapoel Ramat Gan
1993–1994 Hapoel Petah Tikva 8 (0)
1994–1995 Beitar Tel Aviv
1995–2007 Beitar Jerusalem 372 (0)
International career
1990 Israel U18 1 (0)
1992–1993 Israel U21 14 (0)
1996–2000 Israel 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Yitzhak "Itzik" Kornfein (Hebrew: יצחק "איציק" קורנפיין; born 24 September 1971[1] in Jerusalem) is a retired Israeli goalkeeper who played mostly for Beitar Jerusalem. He also played for Hapoel Tiberias, Hapoel Jerusalem, Hapoel Ramat Gan, Hapoel Petah Tikva and Beitar Tel Aviv.[citation needed] In international football, Kornfein was capped at under-18 and under-21 level, and played five times for the senior national team.[1]

Kornfein started playing for the youth team of Hapoel Jerusalem but after moving to Beitar in 1995, he became a true symbol and icon for Beitar fans. In his last 6 years as an active player, Kornfein was the captain of the Beitar Jerusalem squad.

Kornfein won five titles as a player for Beitar : 3 Championships : 1997, 1998, 2007 1 Toto cup 1997/8 (23 December 1997) 1 Peace cup 2000 (10 September 2000, in Rome) including back-to-back Championships in 1997 and 1998. Few days before the beginning of training sessions previous to the 07-08 playing season, Kornfein announced his retirement as a player. He was then named as the club's general manager.[2]

Kornfein holds a BA in Economics and Marketing from the Open University of Israel, and an MA in Business Administration from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

References

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  1. ^ a b "National team player's details: Korenfine Itzhak". The Israel Football Association. Archived from the original on 12 June 2012. Retrieved 27 December 2010.
  2. ^ כללי [History] (in Hebrew). Beitar Jerusalem F.C. Archived from the original on 18 December 2010. Retrieved 27 December 2010.