Itzik Zohar

Itzik Zohar
Personal information
Full name Itzhak Zohar
יצחק זוהר
Date of birth (1970-10-31) 31 October 1970 (age 53)
Place of birth Bat Yam, Israel
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Youth career
1978–1987 Maccabi Jaffa
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1987–1988 Maccabi Jaffa 14 (2)
1988–1994 Maccabi Tel Aviv 165 (26)
1994–1995 Royal Antwerp 24 (6)
1995–1996 Maccabi Tel Aviv 21 (9)
1996–1997 Beitar Jerusalem 29 (14)
1997–1998 Crystal Palace 6 (0)
1998 Maccabi Haifa 10 (4)
1998–1999 Maccabi Tel Aviv 7 (2)
1999 Maccabi Herzliya 17 (2)
2000–2001 Maccabi Netanya 66 (29)
2002–2003 Beitar Jerusalem 45 (17)
2003–2004 F.C. Ashdod 12 (3)
2004–2005 Hapoel Nazareth Illit 3 (0)
International career
1990–1991 Israel U21 2 (0)
1992–2001 Israel 31 (9)
2007–2008 Israel (beach soccer) 2 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Itzik Zohar (Hebrew: איציק זוהר; born October 31, 1970) is an Israeli former international footballer and television sports personality. Born in Bat Yam, Israel[1] to a family of North African extraction,[2] he holds the distinction of scoring the first two goals for Israel in its first World Cup qualifier in the UEFA confederation on October 28, 1992. He is widely regarded as having been one of the best free kick takers in Israeli football.

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