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Alon Harazi

Alon Harazi is a retired Israeli footballer who played mostly in defense for Maccabi Haifa and won 9 Israeli league championships.

born 1971Defending for Maccabi Haifa9 Israeli league championships89 Israel national team appearances

Born: 13 February 1971, Tel Aviv
Occupation: association football player, association football coach

Alon Harazi was born in 1971 in Tel Aviv

Alon Harazi was born on February 13, 1971, in the Kfar Shalem neighborhood of Tel Aviv, to a family that immigrated from Yemen. His grandfather played football for Makkabi Judah in Poland.

He joined the Hakoah Ramat Gan youth team in 1984 and moved up to its senior side, then in the third division, in the 1989/1990 season. He played there mostly as a striker.

In 1990 he moved to Maccabi Haifa and made his debut on October 6, 1990, against Hapoel Tel Aviv. Over time he became a defender, mostly at center back or right back, and won the league with the club in 1991 and 1994 and the State Cup in 1991, 1993 and 1995. After a thigh injury and a dispute with coach Giora Spiegel, he left for Beitar Jerusalem before the 1997/1998 season and won the league there.

He returned to Maccabi Haifa, where he set the club record of 498 league appearances and reached the UEFA Champions League group stage 2 times. He made 89 appearances for the Israel national team. He retired on December 8, 2009, after a Champions League game against Bordeaux, and later became assistant manager of the Israel youth team.