Eitan Azaria
Israeli footballer
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Eitan Azaria (Hebrew: איתן עזריה; born May 12, 1983) is an Israeli retired footballer and Football Mental Consultant.
Full name
Eitan Raphael Azaria
איתן רפאל עזריה
איתן רפאל עזריה
Date of birth
May 12, 1983
Place of birth
Ma'alot-Tarshiha, Israel
Height
1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name |
Eitan Raphael Azaria איתן רפאל עזריה | ||
| Date of birth | May 12, 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Ma'alot-Tarshiha, Israel | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Maccabi Haifa | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2001–2005 | Maccabi Haifa | 15 | (0) |
| 2002–2003 | → Hapoel Ramat Gan (loan) | - | (-) |
| 2005 | Hapoel Haifa | - | (-) |
| 2006–2008 | Maccabi Herzliya | 48 | (2) |
| 2008–2009 | Bnei Sakhnin | 14 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | Hapoel Acre | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 1999–2000 | Israel U16 | 22 | (1) |
| 2001 | Israel U19 | 6 | (0) |
| 2003–2005 | Israel U21 | 13 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 26 January 2007 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 21:19, 29 December 2007 (UTC) | |||
Azaria was a reserve on the Maccabi Haifa Israeli championship teams in 2001 and 2002, coached by Avram Grant. Grant would later go on to use a mental programme developed by Azaria in his coaching.[1]
Azaria converted two penalty kicks in an Israeli Cup penalty shootout against Maccabi Petah-Tikva in 2006. Azaria's side Maccabi Herzliya lost 13–12.[2]
