Eitan Azaria

Eitan Azaria (Hebrew: איתן עזריה; born May 12, 1983) is an Israeli retired footballer and Football Mental Consultant.

Eitan Azaria
איתן עזריה
Personal information
Full name Eitan Raphael Azaria
איתן רפאל עזריה
Date of birth (1983-05-12) May 12, 1983
Place of birth Ma'alot-Tarshiha, Israel
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
Maccabi Haifa
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2005 Maccabi Haifa 15 (0)
2002–2003Hapoel Ramat Gan (loan) - (-)
2005 Hapoel Haifa - (-)
2006–2008 Maccabi Herzliya 48 (2)
2008–2009 Bnei Sakhnin 14 (0)
2009–2010 Hapoel Acre 0 (0)
International career
1999–2000 Israel U16 22 (1)
2001 Israel U19 6 (0)
2003–2005 Israel U21 13 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 January 2007
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:19, 29 December 2007 (UTC)

Azaria was a reserve on the Maccabi Haifa Israeli championship teams in 2001 and 2002, coached by Avram Grant. Grant would later go on to use a mental programme developed by Azaria in his coaching.[1]

Azaria converted two penalty kicks in an Israeli Cup penalty shootout against Maccabi Petah-Tikva in 2006. Azaria's side Maccabi Herzliya lost 13-12.[2]

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