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Lior Asulin

Lior Asulin was an Israeli footballer who played as a striker and was murdered at the Nova music festival on 7 October 2023.

1980 to 2023Striker in Israeli footballState Cup win with Bnei SakhninVictim of the Nova massacre

Born: 6 October 1980, Ra'anana
Died: 7 October 2023, Re'im
Occupation: association football player

Lior Asulin was born in 1980 in Ra'anana

Lior Asulin was born in Ra'anana in 1980. He came up through the youth system of Maccabi Herzliya and joined its senior team in the 1997/1998 season.

He played for many clubs, including Maccabi Petah Tikva, Bnei Sakhnin, Beitar Jerusalem, Bnei Yehuda and Hapoel Tel Aviv. He won the State Cup with Bnei Sakhnin and spent part of the 2007/2008 season with Apollon Limassol in Cyprus.

With Hapoel Ramat Gan he won Liga Leumit and the Toto Cup in 2011/2012, but was suspended for 6 games after a brawl with Bnei Lod and released. He later played for Hapoel Rishon LeZion, Hapoel Petah Tikva, Hapoel Ashkelon and other clubs. In 2020 he was named coach of Hapoel Kafr Bara.

He was arrested in 2018 on suspicion of selling cannabis through the Telegrass network. In 2021 he pleaded guilty to 30 drug trafficking offenses and was sentenced to 19 months in prison. He was released in 2022 after about 8 months for good behavior.

On 7 October 2023 he was murdered in the Hamas attack on the music festival near Re'im. He was buried in Kfar Nachman cemetery.