Rafi Dahan

Rafi Dahan
Personal information
Full name	Rafael Dahan
Date of birth	September 28, 1989 (age 34)
Place of birth	Or Akiva, Israel
Height	1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Defensive Midfielder
Youth career
	Maccabi Haifa F.C.
	Beitar Nes Tubruk
Senior career*
Years	Team
2009–2011	Hapoel Petah Tikva
2011–2015	Maccabi Tel Aviv
2013–2015	← Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv (loan)
Total
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Refael "Rafi" Dahan (Hebrew: רפי דהן; born 28 September 1989) is a former Israeli footballer who last played for Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv as a defensive midfielder.

Early life[edit]

Dahan was born in Or Akiva, Israel, to a Jewish family.^[1]

Career[edit]

Dahan grew up in the Beitar Nes Tubruk youth academy. In 2009, Hapoel Petah Tikva signed Dahan and by his second season with the club, Dahan had established himself as a first team player. In 2011, he signed with Maccabi Tel Aviv.^[2]

In March 2014, Maccabi Haifa F.C.'s Rubén Rayos committed a brutal tackle which resulted in an anterior cruciate ligament injury, forcing Dahan out for the remainder of the season; Rubén Rayos received a straight red card for his action.^[3]^[4]

After spending the next 12 months in recovery, Dahan was informed by his medical staff that his injury will not fully heal, forcing him to retire at age 25.^[5]

References[edit]

^ "Community Archives - Page 17 of 25".
^ "מועדון הכדורגל מכבי תל אביב - האתר הרשמי" (in Hebrew). Maccabi-tlv.co.il. 1989-09-28. Archived from the original on 2012-03-23. Retrieved 2012-02-12.
^ "La brutal entrada de Rubén Rayos" [Rubén Rayos' brutal tackle] (in Spanish). Marca. 11 March 2014. Retrieved 1 October 2014.
^ "Piden sanción ejemplar para la brutal entrada de Rayos" [Exemplary sanction wanted for Rayos' brutal tackle] (in Spanish). El Mundo. 11 March 2014. Retrieved 1 October 2014.
^ "Rafi Dahan forced to retire aged just 25 as a result of THAT Rubén Rayos tackle". 101 Great Goals. 6 March 2015. Archived from the original on 19 June 2018. Retrieved 6 March 2015.

External links[edit]

Rafi Dahan at FootballDatabase.eu

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[1] "Community Archives - Page 17 of 25".

[2] "מועדון הכדורגל מכבי תל אביב - האתר הרשמי" (in Hebrew). Maccabi-tlv.co.il. 1989-09-28. Archived from the original on 2012-03-23. Retrieved 2012-02-12.

[3] "La brutal entrada de Rubén Rayos" [Rubén Rayos' brutal tackle] (in Spanish). Marca. 11 March 2014. Retrieved 1 October 2014.

[4] "Piden sanción ejemplar para la brutal entrada de Rayos" [Exemplary sanction wanted for Rayos' brutal tackle] (in Spanish). El Mundo. 11 March 2014. Retrieved 1 October 2014.

[5] "Rafi Dahan forced to retire aged just 25 as a result of THAT Rubén Rayos tackle". 101 Great Goals. 6 March 2015. Archived from the original on 19 June 2018. Retrieved 6 March 2015.

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