Tomer Eliyahu
Tomer Eliyahu (Hebrew: תומר אליהו; born 25 February 1975) is a retired Israeli professional association football player. Known as a journeyman, Eliyahu played more than 350 matches in thirteen seasons in Israel's Ligat ha'Al filling in as both a defender and a midfielder.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Tomer Eliyahu | ||
| Date of birth | 25 February 1975 | ||
| Place of birth | Bat Yam, Israel | ||
| Position(s) | Defender/Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1982–1993 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1993–1998 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | - | (-) |
| 1998–1999 | Ironi Rishon LeZion | - | (-) |
| 1999 | Hapoel Kfar Saba | - | (-) |
| 2000–2003 | Ironi Rishon LeZion | - | (-) |
| 2003–2005 | Bnei Sakhnin | - | (-) |
| 2005–2006 | Hapoel Acre | - | (-) |
| 2006–2007 | Hapoel Beersheba | 29 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | Hakoah Amidar/Ramat Gan | 32 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Biography
Early life
Eliyahu started playing football at age 7 with Hapoel Tel Aviv. He was brought up to Hapoel's first team by then manager, Moshe Sinai.[1]
Professional career
After the 2001/02 season, Eliyahu signed a two-year contract worth US $110,000 per season.[2]
Bnei Sakhnin
After Ironi Rishon LeZion was relegated to the Liga Leumit, Eliyahu signed a contract with Bnei Sakhnin.[3] During the 2004/05 season, a small fight broke out after a 2-0 loss to Hapoel Tel Aviv. In the ensuing violence, the referee, Assaf Keinan was attacked and a police officer was stabbed. In an interview after the incident, Eliyahu became extremely vocal about an underlying anti-semitism toward Bnei Sakhnin by referees as the team was an Arab team. Eliyahu said that he had not experienced such disdain from match officials at any of his previous clubs.[4] After two seasons with Bnei Sakhnin, Eliyahu attracted interest from Beitar Jerusalem but opted to sign with Hapoel Acre of the Liga Leumit.[5]
Hakoah Amidar/Ramat Gan
After one full season in Ramat Gan, Eliyahu was forced to retire due to back problems.[1]
Honours
With Bnei Sakhnin
- State Cup: 2003/04
With Hapoel Acre
- Toto Cup (Leumit): 2005/06
With Hakoah Maccabi Amidar/Ramat Gan
- Liga Leumit: 2007/08
Statistics
| Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Israel | League | Israel State Cup | Toto Cup | Europe | Total | |||||||
| 2006-07 | Hapoel Beersheba | Liga Leumit | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 0 |
| 2007-08 | Hakoah Maccabi Amidar/Ramat Gan | Liga Leumit | 31 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 4 |
| 2008-09 | Ligat ha'Al | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | Israel | |||||||||||
| Career total | ||||||||||||
References
- תומר אליהו (in Hebrew). One.co.il. Retrieved 2009-04-11.
Footnotes
- Vaknin, Guy (2008-11-13). תומר אליהו: אני מאוד גאה בקריירה שלי (in Hebrew). One.co.il. Retrieved 2009-04-10.
- Motola, Gur (2001-06-27). ראשל"צ: תומר אליהו חתם, בן עמי מתקרב (in Hebrew). Yedioth Ahronoth. Retrieved 2009-04-10.
- Halon, Sharbel (2003-07-01). בני סכנין: תומר אליהו סיכם על הצטרפותו לקבוצה (in Hebrew). Yedioth Ahronoth. Retrieved 2009-04-10.
- Ganour, Tomer (2005-02-01). תומר אליהו: מנסים בכוח להוריד את סכנין ליגה (in Hebrew). Yedioth Ahronoth. Retrieved 2009-04-10.
- Ganour, Tomer (2005-07-15). תומר אליהו העדיף את הפועל עכו על בית"ר ירושלים (in Hebrew). Yedioth Ahronoth. Retrieved 2009-04-10.