Avi Peretz (footballer)

Avi Peretz (Hebrew: אבי פרץ; born September 2, 1971) is an Israeli former football player who last worked as a goalkeeping coach in Hapoel Haifa.[1] In June 2020, he became the chairman of the Israel Tennis Association.[2]

Avi Peretz
Peretz with Maccabi Haifa in 2004
Personal information
Full name Avraham Peretz
Date of birth (1971-09-02) September 2, 1971
Place of birth Bat Yam, Israel
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
Maccabi Jaffa
Hapoel Be'er Sheva
Hapoel Arad
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1990–1992 Maccabi Yavne 15 (-)
1992–1994 Hapoel Bat Yam 16 (-)
1994–1995 Hapoel Ashkelon 30 (-)
1995–1997 Hapoel Be'er Sheva 35 (-)
1997–1999 Hapoel Haifa 30 (0)
1999–2001 Maccabi Haifa 45 (-)
2001–2003 Hapoel Haifa 42 (-)
2003–2004 Beitar Jerusalem - (-)
2004–2006 Maccabi Netanya 66 (0)
2006–2007 Hapoel Ashkelon 33 (0)
2007–2008 Hapoel Petah Tikva 32 (0)
2008–2009 Hapoel Bnei Lod 5 (0)
Managerial career
2009–2010 Hapoel Haifa (goalkeeping coach)
2010–2012 Maccabi Netanya (goalkeeping coach)
2012–2013 Maccabi Haifa (goalkeeping coach)
2013–2015 Hapoel Haifa (goalkeeping coach)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Avi Peretz was born in Beersheba, a city in the middle part of Israel.

Avi Peretz began playing at the youth team of Hapoel Be'er Sheva in the 80's. Later he moved on to Hapoel Arad and then to Maccabi Jaffa. In 1991, he played for Maccabi Yavne and two years later he moved to Hapoel Bat Yam, where he played for two years. At the end of the year he moved to Hapoel Ashkelon and one year later he moved to Hapoel Be'er Sheva.

In 1997, he moved to Hapoel Haifa and in 1999 he moved to Maccabi Haifa. In 2001, he moved back to Hapoel Haifa and in 2003 he moved to Beitar Jerusalem.

In July 2004 he moved to Maccabi Netanya and helped them get promoted to the Israeli Premier League. After two successful seasons in Netanya he moved back to Hapoel Ashkelon and a year after that he signed a one-year contract with Hapoel Petah Tikva.

He played in Hapoel Bnei Lod until July 2009 when he retired from playing after 19 years.

He worked as a goalkeeper coach, having worked for Hapoel Haifa, Maccabi Netanya and Maccabi Haifa.

Since 2015 he is one of the partners of Golden Tennis Netanya. In 2020, he was elected as a president of the (ITA) Israeli Tennis Association for a four-year term

Honours

Winner:

Runner-up:

References

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