Eitan Azaria ( he, איתן עזריה; born May 12, 1983) is an Israeli retired

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...

and Football Mental Consultant. Azaria was a reserve on the

Maccabi Haifa Maccabi Haifa ( he, מכבי חיפה) is one of the biggest sports clubs in Israel and a part of the Maccabi association. It runs several sports clubs and teams in Haifa which have competed in a variety of sports over the years, such as Football ...

Israeli championship teams in 2001 and 2002, coached by

Avram Grant Avraham "Avram" Grant ( he, אברהם "אברם" גרנט; born Avraham Granat; ) is an Israeli professional football manager. He has spent the majority of his career coaching and managing in Israel, winning a number of national league and cup ...

. Grant would later go on to use a mental programme developed by Azaria in his coaching. Azaria converted two penalty kicks in an Israeli Cup penalty shootout against Maccabi Petah-Tikva in 2006. Azaria's side

Maccabi Herzliya Maccabi Herzliya F.C. ( he, מועדון כדורגל מכבי הרצליה, ''Moadon Kaduregel Maccabi Herzliya'') is an Israeli football club based in Herzliya. The club is currently in and plays at the Herzliya Municipal Stadium. History A ...

lost 13-12.

References

External links

Eitan Azaria's Football Mental Coaching siteProfile of Eitan Azaria on Maccabi Haifa's official website
1983 births Living people Israeli Jews Israeli men's footballers Maccabi Haifa F.C. players Hapoel Ramat Gan Givatayim F.C. players Hapoel Haifa F.C. players Maccabi Herzliya F.C. players Bnei Sakhnin F.C. players Hapoel Acre F.C. players Israeli Premier League players Liga Leumit players Israeli people of Moroccan-Jewish descent Men's association football defenders {{israel-footy-bio-stub