 Nimni with Maccabi Tel Aviv in 2007 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Aviyahu Nimni | ||
| Date of birth | 26 April 1972 | ||
| Place of birth | Holon, Israel | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder, second striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1980–1990 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1990–1997 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 207 | (75) |
| 1997–1998 | Atlético Madrid | 7 | (0) |
| 1998–2003 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 116 | (77) |
| 1999–2000 | → Derby County (loan) | 4 | (1) |
| 2003–2005 | Beitar Jerusalem | 50 | (20) |
| 2005–2008 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 32 | (22) |
| Total | 416 | (195) | |
| International career | |||
| 1990–1993 | Israel U21 | 4 | (2) |
| 1992–2006 | Israel | 80 | (17) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2008–2011 | Maccabi Tel Aviv (general manager) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Avi Nimni (Hebrew: אבי נמני; born 26 April 1972) is an Israeli former professional footballer and Maccabi Tel Aviv's highest ever scorer. He is regarded as one of Maccabi Tel Aviv's greatest players ever. Until 2006, he served as the captain of the Israel national team. His number 8 shirt has become so symbolic (despite him wearing the number sixteen as a youth, because Uri Malmilian wore the number 8) that Maccabi Tel Aviv has retired the number at the end of his active football career.[1]
- ^ לא יהיה עוד 8 צהוב במכבי אחרי נמני (in Hebrew). ONE. 1 December 2006. Retrieved 1 December 2006.