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Yossi Dora

Yossi Dora is a retired Israeli footballer who played as a defensive midfielder, mostly for Hapoel Haifa.

born 1981Playing for Hapoel HaifaToto Cup win in 2012/2013Promotion with Ironi Kiryat Shmona

Born: 25 August 1981, Zichron Yaakov
Occupation: association football player

Yossi Dora was born in 1981 in Zichron Yaakov

Yossi Dora was born on August 25, 1981, in Zichron Yaakov. He is the brother of football coach Shlomi Dora and the cousin of coach Tal Banin. Coach Roni Dora is his uncle.

Dora came up through the Hapoel Haifa youth department and first played for the senior team in the 1999/2000 season. He was loaned to Hapoel Tzafririm Holon in 2000/2001 and later played for Bnei Sakhnin and Bnei Yehuda. He helped Hakoah Amidar Ramat Gan and Ironi Kiryat Shmona win promotion to the Premier League.

In June 2008 he returned to Hapoel Haifa and won promotion with the club. He won the Toto Cup with Hapoel Haifa in 2012/2013. After one season at Hapoel Acre from 2014, he went back to Hapoel Haifa.

In November 2016 he suffered a serious shoulder injury that kept him out for the rest of the season. He announced his retirement on September 12, 2017. He is married to Irit, and they have 2 children.