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Yigal Antebi

Yigal Antebi is an Israeli former football player and coach who played left back for Hapoel Tel Aviv and the Israel national team.

born 1974Left back for Hapoel Tel AvivThe 1999/2000 double494 Israeli Premier League appearances

Born: 1 August 1974, Rishon LeZion
Occupation: association football player, association football coach

Yigal Antebi was born in 1974 in Rishon LeZion

Yigal Antebi was born on August 1, 1974, in Rishon LeZion. He grew up in the youth department of Maccabi Tel Aviv.

He made his senior debut with Maccabi Herzliya in the 1993/1994 season. He then played for Hakoah Ramat Gan and Sektzia Nes Tziona, and returned to Maccabi Herzliya in 1996/1997 for 3 more seasons.

In 1999/2000 he joined Hapoel Tel Aviv and won the league and cup double in his first season. He later won the Toto Cup and further State Cups with the club, and reached the UEFA Cup quarterfinal with it. He also played for Maccabi Netanya and Hapoel Petah Tikva, returned to Hapoel Tel Aviv in 2012, and left the club in 2014 with 351 league appearances.

He played 11 matches for the Israel national team between 2002 and 2007. In total he made 494 appearances in the Israeli Premier League.

After retiring, he led the youth department of Hapoel Tel Aviv and later worked as an assistant coach. He became head coach of Hapoel Afula in 2018 and then coached several lower league clubs.