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Guy Tzarfati

Guy Tzarfati is an Israeli former midfielder and football coach who played for Maccabi Tel Aviv and the Israel national team.

born 1979Midfielder for Maccabi Tel AvivAssistant coach to Barak BakharPromotion with Ironi Kiryat Shmona

Born: 28 April 1979, Tel Aviv
Occupation: association football player, association football coach

Guy Tzarfati was born in 1979 in Tel Aviv

Guy Tzarfati was born on 28 April 1979 in Tel Aviv. His father Sami and his older brother Jackie were also professional footballers.

He came up through the Maccabi Tel Aviv youth system and scored in his senior debut in the 1996/1997 season. He won the State Cup with the club in 2001 and later moved to Maccabi Netanya. He made his debut for the Israel national team on 20 August 2003 against Russia and played 4 games for it.

He then played for Hapoel Tel Aviv, Ironi Kiryat Shmona, Hapoel Petah Tikva, Hapoel Haifa and F.C. Ashdod. With Kiryat Shmona he helped the team win promotion to the Premier League. He retired after the 2013/2014 season and became an assistant coach at Ashdod.

He coached at Maccabi Netanya, Hapoel Petah Tikva and the Maccabi Tel Aviv youth team. From 2019 he assisted Barak Bakhar at Hapoel Beer Sheva, Maccabi Haifa and Red Star Belgrade, winning 3 league titles with Maccabi Haifa. He coached Maccabi Netanya until April 2024 and was then appointed coach of an Israel youth national team.