Idan Malichi (; born 11 June 1979) is an Israeli

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who played for

Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv F.C. (, ''Moadon Kaduregel Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv''), commonly referred to as Bnei Yehuda (), is an Israeli football club from the Hatikva Quarter of the city of Tel Aviv. The club is a member of the Liga Leumit. History The ...

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 ...

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 ...

and Maccabi Petah Tikva. At international level, Malichi was

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for the

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Sports career

Malichi began in the Maccabi Petah Tikva youth team, and in 1997/1998 season he went to the first team of the club. In the first team Malichi won in the

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 ...

in 1999/2000 season and reached the

Israel State Cup The Israel State Cup (, ''Gvia HaMedina''), is a knockout cup competition in Israeli football, run by the Israel Football Association (IFA). The State Cup was first held in 1928 as the People's Cup. Because it involves clubs of all standards ...

final in the next season. In 2003/2004 season Malichi signed in

. Because of the arrival of many foreign players to Beitar such as Jérôme Leroy and Fabrice Fernandes and because of many injuries, Malichi barely played with the team.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Malichi, Idan 1979 births Jewish Israeli sportspeople Living people Israeli men's footballers Beitar Jerusalem F.C. players Maccabi Petah Tikva F.C. players F.C. Ashdod players Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv F.C. players Liga Leumit players Israeli Premier League players Footballers from Petah Tikva Israel men's under-21 international footballers Men's association football midfielders