Itzik Kornfein
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Itzhak Kornfein | ||
Date of birth | 24 September 1971 | ||
Place of birth | Jerusalem, Israel | ||
Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Team information | |||
Current team |
Beitar Jerusalem (General manager) | ||
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 | ||
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 (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, Korenfine 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
- 1971 births
- Living people
- Israeli Jews
- Jewish sportspeople
- Israeli footballers
- Hebrew University of Jerusalem alumni
- Open University of Israel alumni
- Israel under-21 international footballers
- Israel international footballers
- Association football goalkeepers
- Israeli Premier League players
- Beitar Jerusalem F.C. players
- Hapoel Jerusalem F.C. players
- Hapoel Ramat Gan F.C. players
- Hapoel Petah Tikva F.C. players
- Beitar Tel Aviv F.C. players
- Football players from Jerusalem
- Sportspeople from Jerusalem
- People from Jerusalem District
- People from Jerusalem