Moris Zano ( he, מוריס ז'אנו; born 8 May 1958) is an Israeli former

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. Zano was born in

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and moved 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 ...

at a young age and grew up in

Ashkelon Ashkelon or Ashqelon (; Hebrew: , , ; Philistine: ), also known as Ascalon (; Ancient Greek: , ; Arabic: , ), is a coastal city in the Southern District of Israel on the Mediterranean coast, south of Tel Aviv, and north of the border with ...

. Zano started playing football for

Hapoel Ashkelon Hapoel Ashkelon F.C. ( he, מועדון כדורגל הפועל אשקלון, ''Moadon Kaduregel Hapoel Ashkelon'') is an Israeli football club based in Ashkelon. The club currently competes in Liga Alef and plays at the 5,250-capacity Sala Stadi ...

and at age 16 he joined to the senior. After enlisting exams approached Air Force football championship, where he met

Hapoel Tel Aviv Hapoel Tel Aviv ( he, הפועל תל אביב) is a sports club in Israel, founded in the 1920s, and part of the Hapoel association. It runs several sports clubs and teams in Tel Aviv which have competed in a variety of sports over the years, suc ...

soccer player Ya'akov Ekhoiz, who recommended him to join to Hapoel. Hapoel Tel Aviv wanted join the player to the club, but Ashkelon created difficulties for the transition, and Jano came for closure. During the year, it did not play a severed connection between the player and Hapoel Tel Aviv, and in 1980 he signed with

Hapoel Be'er Sheva Hapoel Be'er Sheva Football Club ( he, מועדון הכדורגל הפועל באר שבע, ''Moadon HaKaduregel Hapoel Be'er Sheva'') is an Israeli football club from the city of Be'er Sheva, that competes in the Israeli Premier League. The cl ...

. On the 24th round, he scored against Hapoel Tel Aviv at the time fought for the championship. At the end of the game won Hapoel Tel Aviv 1-2 and coach,

David Schweitzer David Schweitzer (18 July 1925 – 17 August 1997) was an Israeli football player and manager who was active at both professional and international levels. Career Playing career Schweitzer started his athletic career as a basketball player wi ...

, came up to Zano and asked him to contact him at the end of the season. After winning the championship, signing Hapoel Tel Aviv in summer 1981. At his debut at Hapoel Tel Aviv, scored his first goal against

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. With Hapoel he won the championship in

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and

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. In 1991, he moved to Hapoel Ashdod. On 15 February 1983 he made his debut at

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against

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, On 11 January 1984 he made his last cap at the national team against

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1958 births Israeli Jews 20th-century Moroccan Jews Living people Israeli footballers Hapoel Ashkelon F.C. players Hapoel Be'er Sheva F.C. players Hapoel Tel Aviv F.C. players Hapoel Ashdod F.C. players Moroccan emigrants to Israel Footballers from Ashkelon Israeli football managers Hapoel Ashkelon F.C. managers Men's association football midfielders Men's association football forwards {{Israel-footy-bio-stub