Moris Kano (; born 8 May 1958) is an Israeli former

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Career

Jano was born in

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and moved to

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at a young age and grew up in

Ashkelon Ashkelon ( ; , ; ) or Ashqelon, is a coastal city in the Southern District (Israel), Southern District of Israel on the Mediterranean Sea, Mediterranean coast, south of Tel Aviv, and north of the border with the Gaza Strip. The modern city i ...

. Jano started playing football for

Hapoel Ashkelon Hapoel Ashkelon F.C. (, ''Moadon Kaduregel Hapoel Ashkelon'') was an Israeli football club based in Ashkelon. It was reestablished in 2024 as "Ironi Ashkelon". History After being founded in 1955, Hapoel Ashkelon spent their first few decades in ...

and at age 16 he joined to the senior. After enlisting exams approached Air Force football championship, where he met

Hapoel Tel Aviv Hapoel Tel Aviv () is a sports club in Israel, founded in the 1920s, and part of the Hapoel association. It runs several sports clubs and teams in Tel Aviv which have competed in a variety of sports over the years, such as football, basketball, w ...

soccer player Ya'akov Ekhoiz, who recommended him to join to Hapoel. Hapoel Tel Aviv wanted join the player to the club, but Ashkelon created difficulties for the transition, and Jano came for closure. During the year, it did not play a severed connection between the player and Hapoel Tel Aviv, and in 1980 he signed with

Hapoel Be'er Sheva Hapoel Be'er Sheva Football Club (, ''Moadon HaKaduregel Hapoel Be'er Sheva'') is an Israeli professional association football, football club from the city of Beersheba, Be'er Sheva, that competes in the Israeli Premier League. The club was estab ...

. On the 24th round, he scored against Hapoel Tel Aviv at the time fought for the championship. At the end of the game won Hapoel Tel Aviv 1-2 and coach, David Schweitzer, came up to Jano and asked him to contact him at the end of the season. After winning the championship, signing Hapoel Tel Aviv in summer 1981. At his debut at Hapoel Tel Aviv, scored his first goal against

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. With Hapoel he won the championship in

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and

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. In 1991, he moved to Hapoel Ashdod. On 15 February 1983 he made his debut at

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against

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, On 11 January 1984 he made his last cap at the national team against

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References

1958 births Jewish Israeli sportspeople 20th-century Moroccan Jews Living people Israeli men's footballers Footballers from Ashkelon Hapoel Ashkelon F.C. players Hapoel Be'er Sheva F.C. players Hapoel Tel Aviv F.C. players Hapoel Ashdod F.C. players Moroccan emigrants to Israel Israeli football managers Maccabi Kiryat Gat F.C. managers Hapoel Kfar Shalem F.C. managers Hapoel Ashkelon F.C. managers Hapoel Ashdod F.C. managers Men's association football midfielders Men's association football forwards 20th-century Israeli sportsmen {{Israel-footy-forward-stub