Ya'akov Ekhoiz

Ya'akov Ekhoiz (Hebrew: יעקב אקהויז; born 29 May 1957) is an Israeli former footballer.

Ya'akov Ekhoiz

Personal information
Full name	Ya'akov Ekhoiz
Date of birth	(1957-05-29) May 29, 1957 (age 67)
Place of birth	Ramat HaSharon, Israel
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
1970–1974	Hapoel Tel Aviv
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1974–1992	Hapoel Tel Aviv	484	(12)
International career
1980–1986	Israel	29	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Biography

Ekhoiz joined Hapoel Tel Aviv youth team, after impressing in the national schoolboys championship,^[1] and graduated to the senior squad during the 1974–75 season. Ekhoiz stayed with the club until retiring in 1992, playing 484 matches and scoring 12 goals for the club. Ekhoiz scored one of the club's goals in the 1983 cup final.^[2]

On 18 June 1980 Ekhoiz played his debut match for the national team in a 1982 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA Group 6) match against Sweden, coming as a substitute to Rifaat Turk in the first half, setting up the header which led to the Israeli goal in the match and missing a match winning opportunity in the 88th minute.^[3] Ekhoiz played 28 more matches for the national team, making his final appearance in a 2–7 defeat to Argentina on 4 May 1986.^[4]

After retiring, Ekhoiz coached youth teams with Hapoel Tel Aviv and Hapoel Rishon LeZion^[5]

Honours

• Championships: 3
  • 1980–81, 1985–86, 1987–88
• Cups: 1
  • 1982–83
• Super Cup: 1
  • 1981

References

1. Glass, Yossi (2004). Red in the Soul (PDF). Tel Aviv: Deshe. p. 101. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
2. Landau and Avi Cohen Present: the 83 Derby, the Re-enactment Assaf Abulafia, 16 February 2009, Mako (in Hebrew)
3. Hadshot HaSport 19 June 1980 (in Hebrew)
4. Ya'akov Ekhoiz – national player details IFA (in Hebrew)
5. Ya'akov Ekhoiz: There Isn't Enough Investment in Youth Eyal Lustig, 12 October 2015, Sport1 (in Hebrew)