Elyaniv Barda

Elyaniv Barda was born in 1981 in Beersheba

Barda was born in Beersheba in 1981 to a family of Tunisian Jewish origin. He came up through the youth ranks of Hapoel Be'er Sheva and debuted for its first team in the 1998/1999 season.

In 2003 he moved to Maccabi Haifa and won 2 league titles there. He then joined Hapoel Tel Aviv and won the State Cup in 2005/2006 and 2006/2007. In 2007 he signed with Racing Genk in Belgium, where he won the Belgian league in 2010/2011 and the Belgian Cup twice.

In 2013 he returned to Hapoel Be'er Sheva. In 2015/2016 he scored 14 league goals as the club won its first title in 40 years, and he was named player of the season. He played 38 matches for Israel and scored 12 goals.

In November 2017 he collapsed during training and was revived with a defibrillator. He made a final appearance at the end of the season and then retired.

He became an assistant coach and director of football at Be'er Sheva. Named caretaker manager in 2022, he won the State Cup and was given a permanent contract. In December 2024 he became manager of Hapoel Tel Aviv and led it back to the Premier League.