Mordechai "Moti" Haim is a former Israeli footballer, musician and actor who played for Maccabi Jaffa and

Maccabee Los Angeles Maccabee Athletic Club ( he, מכבי לוס אנג'לס, MAH-KAH-Bee) was an American athletic club based in Los Angeles, California. The primary activity of the club was Maccabee Los Angeles Soccer Club, a team which competed professionally in t ...

Early life

Haim was born in 1954. He grew up on Jerusalem Boulevard in

Jaffa, Israel Jaffa, in Hebrew Yafo ( he, יָפוֹ, ) and in Arabic Yafa ( ar, يَافَا) and also called Japho or Joppa, the southern and oldest part of Tel Aviv-Yafo, is an ancient port city in Israel. Jaffa is known for its association with the bi ...

. He started playing for Maccabi Jaffa's youth team at the age of 10.

Career

Haim started playing for Maccabi Jaffa's senior team and became a regular player. Highlights of his career include playing in the

UEFA Intertoto Cup The UEFA Intertoto Cup (from la, Inter, 'between' + german: toto, 'betting pool'),Most precisely, from (football pool); cf. often abbreviated and more known in the German-speaking world as UI Cup and originally called the International Foot ...

in 1977. He completed military service with the

Israel Defense Forces The Israel Defense Forces (IDF; he, צְבָא הַהֲגָנָה לְיִשְׂרָאֵל , ), alternatively referred to by the Hebrew-language acronym (), is the national military of the Israel, State of Israel. It consists of three servic ...

, where he was a

drummer A drummer is a percussionist who creates music using drum The drum is a member of the percussion group of musical instruments. In the Hornbostel-Sachs classification system, it is a membranophone. Drums consist of at least one mem ...

in an IDF band. He later joined the famous 'Tzadikov Choir' as a drummer, performing alongside

Oshik Levi Oshik Levi ( he, אושיק לוי; born April 7, 1944) is an Israeli singer, actor, and entertainer. Biography Oshik Levi started his career in the late 1960s as a rock singer, first in the group ''Shlishiyat Ha-Te'omim'' (Hebrew: שלישיי� ...

. After this, Haim moved to

, which was at that time a semi-professional team. After two years in LA, he returned to Israel and again played for Maccabi Jaffa. Haim relocated to the United States permanently in 1980. Haim was a member of a band, Rockinhaim, with his wife Donna and their three children. The couple later went into real estate together in Los Angeles. In 2021, he made his acting debut in Paul Thomas Anderson's ''

Licorice Pizza ''Licorice Pizza'' is a 2021 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Paul Thomas Anderson. It stars Alana Haim and Cooper Hoffman in their film debuts, alongside an ensemble supporting cast including Sean Penn, Tom Waits, Bradley Coo ...

'', where he played the father of Alana, played by his own daughter

Alana Haim Alana Mychal Haim (born December 15, 1991) is an American musician and actress. She is best known as a member of the pop rock band Haim, along with her two older sisters Este and Danielle, where she performs piano, guitar and vocals. In 2020, t ...

Honours

Israeli Premier League The Israeli Premier League ( he, ליגת העל, ''Ligat Ha`Al'', ), is a professional association football league which operates as the highest division of the Israeli Football League – the state's league of Israel. The league is contested b ...

- ''Runner-up:'' 1976-1977

Filmography

Personal life

He is the father of Este Haim (b. 1986),

Danielle Haim Danielle Sari Haim (born February 16, 1989) is an American musician. She is the lead guitarist and vocalist of the pop rock band Haim, which also consists of her two sisters, Este Haim and Alana Haim. Danielle also serves as the group's drummer i ...

(b. 1989), and

(b. 1991), who went on to form the Los Angeles-based pop rock band

Haim The name ''Haim'' can be a first name or surname originating in the Hebrew language, or deriving from the Old German name ''Haimo''. Hebrew etymology Chayyim ( he, חַיִּים ', Classical Hebrew: , Israeli Hebrew: ), also transcribed ''Haim ...

. His maternal family is of Bulgarian-Jewish descent.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Haim, Mordechai 1954 births Living people Israeli Jews Israeli footballers Maccabi Jaffa F.C. players Liga Leumit players Israeli people of Bulgarian-Jewish descent Association footballers not categorized by position Israeli expatriate footballers Expatriate soccer players in the United States Israeli expatriate sportspeople in the United States