Shay Aharon
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Shay Aharon | ||
| Date of birth | October 12, 1978 | ||
| Place of birth | Jerusalem, Israel | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Hapoel Jerusalem | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1990–1994 | Hapoel Jerusalem | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1994–2010 | Hapoel Jerusalem | 219 | (114) |
| 1996–1997 | → Maccabi Petah Tikva (loan) | 22 | (0) |
| 2000 | → Hakoah Ramat Gan (loan) | ||
| 2005–2006 | → Hapoel Ashkelon (loan) | ||
| 2010–2015 | Hapoel Katamon Jerusalem | 72 | (55) |
| International career | |||
| 1998 | Israel U21 | 4 | (2) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2010 | Hapoel Jerusalem (player-manager) | ||
| 2014–2020 | Hapoel Katamon Jerusalem (general manager) | ||
| 2020– | Hapoel Jerusalem (general manager)[1] | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Shay Aharon (Hebrew: שי אהרון, born 12 October 1978) is a retired Israeli footballer who is most known for playing with Hapoel Jerusalem and Hapoel Katamon Jerusalem.
Career[edit]
At the age of 19, Aharon made his debut for the senior side of Hapoel Jerusalem. From there on he became one of the most important players for the club as he was the main goalscorer for Hapoel. He is regarded as an icon in Hapoel Jerusalem.[2]
On 3 May 2010 he was appointed as the manager of Hapoel while still an active player in the club.[3] Later that month he decided to leave the club after he had enough of the way the club was operating.
On June 21, 2010, Aharon joined the fan-owned football club Hapoel Katamon Jerusalem. He played there for five seasons and scored 56 goals.
On June 26, 2014, Aharon retired from the game and became the general manager of Katamon.[4] On May 1, 2015, Aharon came back to play his last game in which he scored a goal and celebrated the club's second promotion to the Liga Leumit.[5]
Honours[edit]
- Liga Artzit (2):
- Liga Artzit - 2007-08 Top Goalscorer (13 goals)
- Liga Bet (1):
- 2010-11
- Liga Alef (1):
- 2012-13
References[edit]
- ^ "The Israel Football Association". Archived from the original on 2017-07-02. Retrieved 2016-02-19.
- ^ http://www.nrg.co.il/online/54/ART1/959/959.html [bare URL]
- ^ דור, איזי עין (3 May 2010). "מעשית: הפועל ירושלים ירדה לליגה א'". Ynet.
- ^ "מלך השערים של הפועל קטמון פורש".
- ^ "נפרדנו כך: משחק פרישה משוגע לשי אהרון מקטמון". May 2015.
External links[edit]
- Shay Aharon – Israel Football Association national team player details
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- 1978 births
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- Israeli men's footballers
- Footballers from Jerusalem
- Hapoel Jerusalem F.C. players
- Maccabi Petah Tikva F.C. players
- Hakoah Maccabi Ramat Gan F.C. players
- Hapoel Ashkelon F.C. players
- Hapoel Katamon Jerusalem F.C. players
- Liga Leumit players
- Israeli people of Yemeni-Jewish descent
- Men's association football forwards
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