Ya'akov Ekhoiz ( he, יעקב אקהויז; born 29 May 1957) is an Israeli former

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Biography

Ekhoiz joined

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 ...

youth team, after impressing in the national schoolboys championship, and graduated to the senior squad during the 1974–75 season. Ekhoiz stayed with the club until retiring in 1992, playing 484 matches and scoring 12 goals for the club. Ekhoiz scored one of the club's goals in the 1983 cup final. On 18 June 1980 Ekhoiz played his debut match for the

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in a

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(UEFA Group 6) match against

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, coming as a substitute to

Rifaat Turk Rifaat "Jimmy" Turk ( ar, رفعت ترك; he, רפעת טורק, born 16 September 1954) is a retired Arab-Israeli footballer, manager, and a former Deputy Mayor of Tel Aviv. Turk was the first Arab to play for the Israel national team and to r ...

in the first half, setting up the header which led to the Israeli goal in the match and missing a match winning opportunity in the 88th minute. Ekhoiz played 28 more matches for the national team, making his final appearance in a 2–7 defeat to

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on 4 May 1986. After retiring, Ekhoiz coached youth teams with

and Hapoel Rishon LeZionYa'akov Ekhoiz: There Isn't Enough Investment in Youth
Eyal Lustig, 12 October 2015, Sport1

Honours

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: 3 ** 1980–81, 1985–86, 1987–88 *

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: 1 ** 1982–83 *

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: 1 **

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ekhoiz, Ya'akov 1957 births Israeli Jews Living people Israeli men's footballers Footballers from Ramat HaSharon Hapoel Tel Aviv F.C. players Liga Leumit players Israel men's international footballers Israeli people of Russian-Jewish descent Israeli people of Polish-Jewish descent Men's association football defenders