Avi Strool

Avi Strool was born in 1980 in Tel Aviv

Avi Strool was born in Tel Aviv on 18 September 1980 to a Jewish family. He is of Romanian-Jewish descent and holds both Israeli and Romanian passports.

He came up through the youth system of Maccabi Tel Aviv and joined the senior team in 1998. In the 2005/2006 season he was usually in the starting lineup and often served as captain. With the club he won the league in 2002/2003 and the State Cup 3 times.

In 2006 he moved to Maccabi Netanya, which finished second twice during his 2 seasons there. In 2008 he signed with the Belgian club Lokeren, where he scored his only goal from the middle of the field. He returned to Maccabi Tel Aviv in 2010, suffered a serious injury in a derby, and was part of the squad that won the 2012/2013 title.

In 2013 he joined Hapoel Ramat HaSharon, and in 2015 he moved to Hapoel Rishon LeZion, where he played until he retired in 2019. He made 15 appearances for the Israel national team. He later became CEO of Hapoel Rishon LeZion and works in business, mainly real estate.