Avi Yehiel
Avi Yehiel.
Personal information
Date of birth (1979-09-26) 26 September 1979
Place of birth Jaffa, Tel Aviv, Israel
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
Gadna Tel Aviv Yehuda
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1997–2005 Hapoel Petah Tikva 143 (1)
2005–2009 Maccabi Tel Aviv 92 (2)
2009–2010 Maccabi Petah Tikva 30 (1)
2010–2012 Hapoel Be'er Sheva 62 (3)
International career
1999–2001 Israel U21 10 (0)
2005–2007 Israel 4 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 July 2009

Avi Yehiel (Hebrew: אבי יחיאל), (born 26 September 1979) is a former Israeli footballer.

Biography

In 2012, Yehiel married Adi Neumann,[1] the sister of the founder and former CEO of WeWork, Adam Neumann. After retiring from football in 2013, he worked for WeWork as a wellness coach.[2]

Sports career

Avi Yehiel first played in Gadna Tel Aviv Yehuda junior team and won with it in the youth national championship. In 1997–1998 went to Hapoel Petah Tikva and played for the first time against Hapoel Tel Aviv FC. Yehiel played in Hapoel Petah Tikva for eight seasons and won the Toto Cup in 2004–2005. In season 2005–2006 went to Maccabi Tel Aviv FC, and scored the equaliser in his first game.

Avi Yehiel was a player at the Israel national football team. In his first appearance against Ireland, he scored the equaliser in the 2–2 match.

Honours

References

  1. Magen, Hadas. "Adam Neumann recharges his batteries in Israel". Globes. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
  2. Avi, Yehiel. "Avi Yehiel". LinkedIn. Avi Yehiel. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
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