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Yoav Ziv

Yoav Ziv is an Israeli former footballer who played as a defender and later became first team manager of Maccabi Tel Aviv.

born 1981Fullback for Beitar JerusalemLeague titles with Maccabi Tel Aviv32 Israel national team appearances

Born: 16 March 1981, Hadera
Occupation: association football player

Yoav Ziv was born in 1981 in Hadera

Ziv was born in Hadera to a Jewish family. He began playing in the children's teams of Hapoel Givat Olga, then moved to the youth departments of Maccabi Hadera and Maccabi Haifa.

He joined the Maccabi Haifa senior team in 2000/2001 and was in the squad that won the league that season. He then played for Hapoel Haifa and Hapoel Nazareth Illit, winning promotion to the Premier League with Nazareth.

At Beitar Jerusalem he moved from attacking roles to fullback and won 2 league titles and the State Cup. In 2009 he joined Belgian club Lokeren, and in 2010 he signed with Maccabi Tel Aviv, where he won 3 league titles and a treble in 2014/2015.

He made his debut for the Israel national team in 2006 against Slovenia and played 32 matches for it. In 2016 he signed with Hapoel Petah Tikva, and in July 2017 he retired and became first team manager of Maccabi Tel Aviv.