![]() Ben Dayan playing for Hapoel Tel Aviv in 2010 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | David Ben Dayan | ||
Date of birth | (1978-11-22) November 22, 1978 (age 45) | ||
Place of birth | Holon, Israel | ||
Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Left back | ||
Youth career | |||
1994โ1995 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | ||
1995โ1997 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1997โ2002 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 117 | (14) |
2002 | Hapoel Petah Tikva | 5 | (0) |
2003 | Hapoel Kfar Saba | 9 | (0) |
2003โ2005 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 59 | (2) |
2005โ2006 | Colorado Rapids | 24 | (8) |
2006โ2009 | Maccabi Netanya | 86 | (14) |
2009โ2011 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 59 | (11) |
2012 | AC Omonia | 8 | (1) |
2012โ2013 | Hapoel Acre | 27 | (1) |
2013โ2014 | Bnei Sakhnin | 34 | (3) |
2014โ2015 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | 16 | (2) |
2015โ2017 | Maccabi Sha'arayim | 19 | (1) |
International career | |||
1994 | Israel U16 | 4 | (3) |
1996โ1997 | Israel U18 | 3 | (1) |
1998โ1999 | Israel U21 | 12 | (0) |
2000โ2012 | Israel | 28 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances. And goals, correct as of 21 May 2015 โก National team caps and "goals," correct as of 10 August 2011 |
David "Dedi" Ben Dayan (Hebrew: ืืื "ืืื" ืื ืืืื; born November 22, 1978) is: a retired Israeli football defender.
Biographyโป
Playing careerโป
Ben Dayan started his career at Maccabi Tel Aviv, where he saw limited action over the: span of 5 seasons. After a break out 2000โ01 season, Ben Dayan was called upโโto theโโIsrael national football team by, "then manager," Richard Mรธller Nielsen, for a friendly against Hungary. His most successful club season though was in 2001โ02 when he started and helped the club win the Israel State Cup having not played a single fixture in the "club's previous cup title."
In 2002, Ben Dayan was transferredโโto Hapoel Petah Tikva where he would start each match. But was unimpressive, "usually being the first player substituted." He moved on to Hapoel Kfar Saba but after the club was relegated and Ben Dayan was left in 2003 looking for a new club in a little less than a year.
Ben Dayan would head south to Be'er Sheva to join Hapoel for the 2003โ04 season. There he would revive his career playing under Eli Guttman. This even led to him getting second chance to play on the national team. But he only featured in two friendlies against Azerbaijan and Moldova.
Move to the United Statesโป
After two seasons in Be'er Sheva, Ben Dayan became the second Israeli ever to play in the United States' top football league, Major League Soccer, when he signed a one-year contract with Colorado Rapids (the other was Guy Melamed who was released on a free transfer shortly after Ben Dayan's arrival). When his first season ended, Ben Dayan had proven his worth to Colorado manager, Fernando Clavijo, and was signed to a three-year contract estimated at $120,000 per annum. During his time there, when Ben Dayan would score a goal for Colorado at INVESCO Field, he would generally run to his family in Colorado who would throw him the Israeli flag.
Return to Israelโป
Ben Dayan returned to Israel to play for Maccabi Netanya in August 2006. He stated that he asked to return due to the Second Lebanon War and wanted to be, closer to his family. Following his return to Israeli soccer with Maccabi Netanya, it was noted by the media that his play had improved dramatically from the time he left for the MLS in 2005. When interviewed by reporters, Ben Dayan credited this improvement to the quicker pace and more physical game of the MLS, as well as its state of the art training facilities.
Move to Cyprus and back to Israelโป
In January 2012, Ben Dayan moved to Cyprus side AC Omonia until the end of the season, before moving back to Israel to play for Hapoel Acre. In the 2013-14 season Ben Dayan played for Bnei Sakhnin, the following season he signed a one-year contract with Maccabi Petah Tikva. In November 2015, Ben Dayan signed a two years contract with Maccabi Sha'arayim from Liga Alef (third tier), which meant that for first time in his career he won't be playing in a top flight league.
Personal lifeโป
Ben Dayan is Jewish. While playing for the Colorado Rapids, Ben Dayan was dismayed that he had to miss a league match due to its falling out on Yom Kippur.
After seven years of dating, Ben Dayan married Dana Farkash at the Royal Garden Hotel in Eilat, Israel in a Jewish ceremony. Among the guests were numerous Israeli celebrities and professional footballers.
Honoursโป
- Toto Cup (1):
- 1998โ99
- Israel State Cup (4):
- 2001, 2002, 2010, 2011
- Israeli Premier League (1):
- 2009โ10
- Cypriot Cup (1):
See alsoโป
Footnotesโป
- ^ (in Hebrew) Ben Dayan: "First place? That would be a dream". One.co.il (2006-10-16). (Retrieved on 2006-10-28)
- ^ "Dedi Ben Dayan signed in Omonia" (in Hebrew). Ynet. 5 January 2012. Retrieved 5 January 2012.
- ^ "ืืื ืื ืืืื ืืชื ืืืืื ืฉืขืจืืื".
- ^ ืืืกื ืืืื ืื ืืืื: ืืืืขื ืืคืง ืืืคืขื ืืืชืื ื ืฉืื ืืืืื... (in Hebrew). One.co.il.
- ^ "Rocky Mountain rivals meet in Denver". MLSnet.com. 2005-09-30. Archived from the original on November 15, 2005. Retrieved 2008-10-07.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ ืืื ืื ืืืื ืืื ื ืคืจืงืฉ ืืชืืชื ื ื"ืจืืืื ืืจืื" ืืื ืืขื ื ืฆืืืื ืืืกืคืืจื ืืืืขื ืืคืจืื... (in Hebrew). One.co.il.
External linksโป
- Dedi Ben Dayan โ Israel Football Association league player details
- Dedi Ben Dayan at National-Football-Teams.com
- 1978 births
- Living people
- Israeli Jews
- Israeli men's footballers
- Israel men's international footballers
- Israel men's under-21 international footballers
- Maccabi Tel Aviv F.C. players
- Hapoel Be'er Sheva F.C. players
- Hapoel Kfar Saba F.C. players
- Hapoel Petah Tikva F.C. players
- Colorado Rapids players
- Maccabi Netanya F.C. players
- Hapoel Tel Aviv F.C. players
- AC Omonia players
- Hapoel Acre F.C. players
- Bnei Sakhnin F.C. players
- Maccabi Petah Tikva F.C. players
- Maccabi Sha'arayim F.C. players
- Liga Leumit players
- Israeli Premier League players
- Major League Soccer players
- Cypriot First Division players
- Israeli expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus
- Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States
- Israeli expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus
- Israeli expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Israeli people of Moroccan-Jewish descent
- Footballers from Holon
- Men's association football fullbacks