Ariel Harush (or Harosh, ; born 25 May 1988) is an Israeli
football
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er who plays as a goalkeeper for
F.C. Ashdod
Moadon Sport Ashdod (, ''Sport Club Ashdod''), commonly referred to as F.C Ashdod (, ''Mem Samekh Ashdod''), is an Israeli professional football club, playing in the port city of Ashdod. The unusual name of the team (unlike most Israeli foot ...
and the
Israel national team.
Harush's time at
Beitar Jerusalem
Beitar Jerusalem Football Club (), commonly known as Beitar Jerusalem () or simply Beitar (), is an Israeli professional football club based in the city of Jerusalem, that plays in the Israeli Premier League, the top tier in Israeli football ...
was featured in the 2016 documentary ''Forever Pure'', where he stood against racism and hate from the fans toward two new Muslim Chechnyan players. Harush was ultimately hounded out the club by the right-wing fanbase La Familia and left to play for
Maccabi Netanya
Maccabi Netanya F.C. () is an Israeli professional football club based in Netanya. Established in 1934, the club was a founding member of the Israeli League in 1949. After winning their first championship in 1971, the club's golden period last ...
.
Harush and teammate
Tomer Hemed were suspended by the Israeli national team for two games in 2017 after criticising manager Elisha Levy.
Early life
Harush was born in
Jerusalem
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, Israel, to a
Sephardic Jewish
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family.
Honours
Beitar Jerusalem
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State Cup:
2008–09
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Toto Cup
The Israel Toto Cup (, ''Gvia Ha'Toto'') is an association football tournament that features clubs in the two highest divisions in Israel: the Israeli Premier League Ligat ha'Al, Ligat Ha'Al; and the Israeli 2nd division Liga Leumit. Both of the ...
:
2009–10
Hapoel Be'er Sheva
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State Cup:
2021–22
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Super Cup
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:
2022
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See also
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List of Jewish footballers
The following is a list of Jewish association football players, organized by nationality.
See also
*List of Jews in sports
* History of the Jews in association football
References
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Jewish
Footballers
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List of Jews in sports
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List of Israelis
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References
External links
Twitter account*
ONE profile
1987 births
Living people
Israeli Sephardi Jews
Israeli men's footballers
Footballers from Jerusalem
Beitar Jerusalem F.C. players
Maccabi Netanya F.C. players
Hapoel Tel Aviv F.C. players
Sparta Rotterdam players
FC Nitra players
SC Heerenveen players
Hapoel Be'er Sheva F.C. players
F.C. Ashdod players
Israeli Premier League players
Cypriot First Division players
Eredivisie players
Slovak First Football League players
Israel men's under-21 international footballers
Israeli expatriate men's footballers
Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus
Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands
Expatriate men's footballers in Slovakia
Israeli expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus
Israeli expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands
Israeli expatriate sportspeople in Slovakia
Israeli people of Moroccan-Jewish descent
Israel men's international footballers
Men's association football goalkeepers
Israeli Mizrahi Jews
21st-century Israeli sportsmen
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