Isaak Hayik

Isaak Hayik was born in 1945 in Iraq

Hayik was born in Iraq in 1945 to a Jewish family. His father, Moshe Hayik, was a physician. In 1951 the family moved to Israel and settled in the transit camp of Or Yehuda.

He studied education and history. He married Idit, daughter of Mordechai Ben-Porat, and they have 3 children. His younger brother Shaul also became a footballer.

In the 1960s he played as a goalkeeper for Hapoel Or Yehuda and later for Hakoah Ramat Gan, which won the State Cup. He drew caricatures for the newspapers Hadshot HaSport and Al-Yaum and wrote 3 books, starting with The Next War in 1968. From 1965 to 1980 he worked as a youth counselor in Or Yehuda.

In 1980 he founded Hayik Bamot, a supplier of stages and sets. After some actors refused to perform in Ariel, he announced his company would stop serving theaters that refused to perform there.

He managed Maccabi Or Yehuda and kept playing in goal for local clubs. He entered the Guinness Book of Records in 2019 and again in 2024. In the 2024/2025 season he played for Hakoah Ramat Gan.