Dani Bondar ( he, דני בונדר; born 7 February 1987) is an Israeli former

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er that played as a defender.

Biography

Bondar was born on 7 February 1987 in

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, and in 1990 went abroad to

Israel Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...

Kibbutz A kibbutz ( he, קִבּוּץ / , lit. "gathering, clustering"; plural: kibbutzim / ) is an intentional community in Israel that was traditionally based on agriculture. The first kibbutz, established in 1909, was Degania. Today, farming h ...

Gazit Gazit ( he, גָּזִית, ''lit.'' dressed stone) is a kibbutz in northern Israel. Located in the Galilee, it falls under the jurisdiction of Jezreel Valley Regional Council. In it had a population of . Etymology The name is symbolic, derive ...

in the

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. In Gazit, Bondar started his football career and played until the age of 12. After that, he moved to Hakoah Afek. Today Bondarv plays in Hapoel Tel Aviv as a

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Club career

In the summer of 2006, Bondar moved up from the youth team to the first team of Hapoel by the team coach,

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. Despite his young age, Bondar played in

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game against

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in the second qualifying round of the tournament. On 17 June 2010, it was reported that Ukrainian side

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is interested in Bondar. In August 2011 he signed with

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. He played there until he was released in January 2013. On September 4th 2014, Bondar had retired from his football career.

Career statistics

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