Omri Afek
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Omri Afek | ||
Date of birth | March 31, 1979 | ||
Place of birth | Kiryat Ono, Israel | ||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder / Defender | ||
Youth career | |||
Hapoel Kiryat Ono | |||
Hapoel Tel Aviv | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1998–2003 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 84 | (14) |
1998–1999 | → Maccabi Jaffa (loan) | 17 | (3) |
2003–2005 | Racing Santander | 25 | (2) |
2004–2005 | → Salamanca (loan) | 23 | (0) |
2005–2007 | Beitar Jerusalem | 27 | (5) |
2007–2009 | Maccabi Haifa | 35 | (3) |
2009–2011 | Bnei Yehuda | 31 | (1) |
National team | |||
2000 | Israel U21 | 4 | (0) |
2002–2006 | Israel | 27 | (5) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Omri Afek (Hebrew: עמרי אפק; born 31 March 1979) is a retired Israeli footballer who last played for Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv.
Mainly a midfielder, he can also operate as a defender.
Early life[]
Afek was born in Kiryat Ono, Israel, to a Jewish family.
Football career[]
During his professional career, Afek played for Hapoel Tel Aviv, Maccabi Jaffa (loan), Beitar Jerusalem, Maccabi Haifa and Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv.
He also had a two-year abroad spell at Racing de Santander; in 2003–04 La Liga, he signed alongside compatriot Dudu Aouate, both rejoining Yossi Benayoun - the club also sold that very summer a fourth Israeli, Ilan Bakhar. In his second year, Afek was loaned to Segunda División outfit UD Salamanca.
Honours[]
- Israeli League: 1999–2000, 2006–07, 2008–09
- Israeli Cup: 1999–2000
- Toto Cup: 2007–08
External links[]
Categories:
- 1979 births
- Living people
- Israeli Jews
- Israeli footballers
- Hapoel Tel Aviv F.C. players
- Maccabi Jaffa F.C. players
- Racing de Santander players
- UD Salamanca players
- Beitar Jerusalem F.C. players
- Maccabi Haifa F.C. players
- Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv F.C. players
- Liga Leumit players
- Israeli Premier League players
- Segunda División players
- La Liga players
- Israel international footballers
- Israeli expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Spain
- Israeli expatriate sportspeople in Spain
- People from Kiryat Ono
- Association football midfielders
- Association football defenders
- Ono Academic College alumni
- Israeli football defender stubs