Eli Uzan

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Eli Uzan
Personal information
Date of birth (1963-03-21)21 March 1963
Place of birth Beersheba, Israel
Date of death 23 November 2009(2009-11-23) (aged 46)
Place of death Beersheba, Israel
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1980–1984 Hapoel Be'er Sheva
1984–1992 Hapoel Tel Aviv
1992–1994 Tzafririm Holon
Total 296 (7)
National team
1983 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Eli Uzan (Hebrew: אלי אוזן) (21 March 1963[1] – 23 November 2009) was an Israeli footballer who played for Hapoel Be'er Sheva, Hapoel Tel Aviv and Tzafririm Holon. He was of a Tunisian-Jewish descent.

Uzan began his career at Be'er Sheva during the 1980-81 season.[2] In 1983, he was called up to the Israel national team's Olympics squad, playing a single match against Belgium. In 1984, he moved to Hapoel Tel Aviv, where he played until 1992. Between 1992 and 1994 he played for Tzafririm Holon.

In November 2009 Uzan was found dead in his car, it having crashed into a pole on Levi Eshkol Road in Beersheba.[3] Police suspect that Uzan had been shot.[4]

References[]

  1. ^ "Eli Uzan, international footballer".
  2. ^ Suspected: Former footballer murdered in his car Maariv, 24 November 2009 (in Hebrew)
  3. ^ Eli Uzan found dead in car in Beersheba[permanent dead link] The Jerusalem Post, 24 November 2009
  4. ^ Former Israeli soccer player shot dead while driving Haaretz, 24 November 2009
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