Arik Benado

Ariel "Arik" Benado (Hebrew: אריאל "אריק" בנאדו; born 5 December 1973) is an Israeli football manager and former player who played as a centre-back.

Arik Benado
Personal information
Date of birth (1973-12-05) December 5, 1973
Place of birth Haifa, Israel
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Centre-back, sweeper
Youth career
1990–1991 Maccabi Haifa
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1991–1994 Maccabi Haifa 71 (2)
1994–1996 Beitar Jerusalem 45 (0)
1996–2006 Maccabi Haifa 304 (7)
2006–2010 Beitar Jerusalem 124 (2)
2010–2011 Maccabi Haifa 25 (0)
Total 569 (11)
International career
1992–1995 Israel U-21 39 (1)
1995–2007 Israel 94 (0)
Managerial career
2012 Maccabi Haifa (youth)
2012–2014 Maccabi Haifa
2014–2015 Israel (assistant)
2015–2016 Israel U-21
2016 Bnei Yehuda
2017 Hapoel Ramat Gan
2018–2019 Maccabi Haifa (youth)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career
Arik Benado in 2006

Benado was a second generation player at Maccabi Haifa; his father, Shlomo, appeared for Haifa in the 1970s. Arik began playing at the age of nine, rising through the ranks to the senior team. He spent a two-year spell with Beitar Jerusalem in the mid-1990s to gain experience. He has won five league championships and a State Cup title with Maccabi. Benado is also a long-standing member of the Israeli national team where he holds the record as the most capped player (94 caps), and plays as a central defender. He is a tough defender, his strength lies in his tackling due to quick foot work. He had successfully defended against top strikers with the club and the national team in Europe. He has also appeared for Maccabi in the UEFA Champions League group stage. Beitar signed him for his second term in the club for the 2006–07 season.

In June 2010, Benado agreed to return to Maccabi Haifa for one last season before his retirement in June 2011. He started on the bench but quickly became Elisha Levi's first choice in Maccabi Haifa's defense, helping Maccabi Haifa to win the championship.

Coaching career

On 17 November 2012, Benado was appointed as caretaker manager for Maccabi Haifa,[1] before being appointed as the full manager a week later on 25 November 2012.[2]

On 25 February 2014, Benado was appointed as the assistant manager for Eli Guttman in the Israeli national football team.

On 4 May 2015, Benado was appointed as the manager for the Israel national under-21 football team.[3]

Managerial statistics
As of 14 March 2016.[4]
Team Nat From To Record
PWDLWin %
Maccabi Haifa Israel 17 November 2012 17 May 2014 78 38 17 23 048.72
Israel U-21 Israel 5 May 2015 6 2 2 2 033.33
Total 84 40 19 25 047.62

Honours

Player
  • Israeli Premier League: 1993–94, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2010–11; runner-up 1999–00, 2002–03
  • State Cup: 1993, 1998, 2008, 2009; runner-up 2002, 2011
  • Toto Cup: 1993–94, 2001–02, 2005–06, 2009–10

Manager

Individual
  • Israeli Premier League Best Defender of the Year: 2007–08

See also

References
  1. "Arik Benado will be in charge against Bnei Sakhnin" (in Hebrew). ONE. 17 November 2012. Retrieved 17 November 2012.
  2. "Arik Benado was appointed as Maccabi Haifa manager" (in Hebrew). ONE. 25 November 2012. Retrieved 25 November 2012.
  3. "אריק בנאדו מונה למאמן הנבחרת הצעירה".
  4. "ONE - מספר 1 בספורט". ONE - מספר 1 בספורט.
Sporting positions
Preceded by Israel national football team captain
2003–2006		 Succeeded by
Preceded by Maccabi Haifa captain
1999–2006		 Succeeded by
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