Timor Avitan ( he, תימור אביטן; born 27 November 1991) is an Israeli professional

association football Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who primarily use their feet to propel the ball around a rectangular field called a pitch. The objective of the game is t ...

player who plays for Ironi Tiberias.

Biography

Playing career

Avitan was born in

Dimona Dimona ( he, דִּימוֹנָה, ar, ديمونا) is an Israeli city in the Negev desert, to the south-east of Beersheba and west of the Dead Sea above the Arava valley in the Southern District of Israel. In its population was . The S ...

and moved to

Ashdod Ashdod ( he, ''ʾašdōḏ''; ar, أسدود or إسدود ''ʾisdūd'' or '' ʾasdūd'' ; Philistine: 𐤀𐤔𐤃𐤃 *''ʾašdūd'') is the sixth-largest city in Israel. Located in the country's Southern District, it lies on the Mediterra ...

, when he was 11 years old. Avitan made his league debut in a

Premier League The Premier League (legal name: The Football Association Premier League Limited) is the highest level of the men's English football league system. Contested by 20 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the English Foo ...

match against

Maccabi Tel Aviv Maccabi Tel Aviv ( he, מכבי תל אביב) is one of the largest sports clubs in Israel, and a part of the Maccabi association. Many sports clubs and teams in Tel Aviv are in association with Maccabi and compete in a variety of sports, such ...

on 30 May 2009 when he replaced Idan Sade in the 46th minute.

International career

Avitan represented Israel at the

2009 Maccabiah Games The 18th Maccabiah Games ( he, המכביה ה-18 ישראל תשס"ט), were held in July 2009. According to the organizing committee these were the largest games held yet. These Games were the world's fifth-largest sporting event, behind the Ol ...

, winning a bronze medal.

Footnotes

References

* 1991 births Living people Israeli men's footballers Israeli Mizrahi Jews F.C. Ashdod players Hapoel Ashkelon F.C. players Maccabi Yavne F.C. players Maccabi Kiryat Gat F.C. players Hapoel Kfar Shalem F.C. players Hapoel Marmorek F.C. players Footballers from Dimona Hapoel Ironi Baqa al-Gharbiyye F.C. players Ironi Nesher F.C. players Hapoel Umm al-Fahm F.C. players Maccabi Herzliya F.C. players Hapoel Iksal F.C. players Ironi Tiberias F.C. players Israeli Premier League players Liga Leumit players Footballers from Ashdod Israeli people of Moroccan-Jewish descent Maccabiah Games medalists in football Maccabiah Games bronze medalists for Israel Competitors at the 2009 Maccabiah Games Men's association football forwards {{Israel-footy-bio-stub