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Itzik Azuz

Itzik Azuz is an Israeli former football right back who played for Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv for 18 years and served as its captain.

born 198518 years at Bnei YehudaCaptaining Bnei Yehuda2 Israel State Cup wins

Itzik Azuz
Born
30 November 1985, Tel Aviv
Occupation
association football player

Itzik Azuz was born in 1985 in Tel Aviv

Itzhak "Itzik" Azuz was born on 30 November 1985 in Tel Aviv. He grew up in the Kfar Shalem neighborhood and started playing in the Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv youth department.

He made his senior debut in 2002 and his Premier League debut in 2003, playing as a right back and center back. He played in the UEFA Cup in 2006/2007 and in Europa League qualifiers, with 14 European appearances. The club lost State Cup finals in 2005/2006 and 2009/2010.

Bnei Yehuda dropped to the National League after the 2013/2014 season and returned to the Premier League after 2014/2015. As captain, Azuz lifted the State Cup in 2016/2017, and the club won it again in 2018/2019.

He retired on 14 May 2020 and became an assistant coach and youth coach at the club. He holds a bachelor's degree in education and society from Ono Academic College. He was team manager of Bnei Yehuda from February 2024 until November of that year.

Milestones in Itzik Azuz's life

  1. 1985

    Born in Tel Aviv.

  2. 2002

    Made his senior debut for Bnei Yehuda.

  3. 2003

    Made his Premier League debut against Maccabi Netanya.

  4. 2014

    Scored his first career goal.

  5. 2017

    Won the State Cup as captain.

  6. 2019

    Won the State Cup a second time.

  7. 2020

    Retired from playing.

  8. 2024

    Was appointed Bnei Yehuda team manager.

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Based on English Wikipedia, Itzik Azuz and Hebrew Wikipedia, איציק עזוז, under CC BY-SA 4.0. The facts are Wikidata's.

Photograph: Kobi Gideon, CC BY-SA 3.0

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