Avi Tikva
Avraham "Avi" Tikva (Hebrew: אברהם "אבי" תקוה; born 28 June 1976) is a retired Israeli professional association footballer. He is the younger brother of former professional footballer Shalom Tikva.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Avraham Tikva | ||
| Date of birth | 28 June 1976 | ||
| Place of birth | Netanya, Israel | ||
| Playing position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Maccabi Netanya | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1993 | Maccabi Netanya | 6 | (0) |
| 1994–1995 | Hapoel Kfar Saba | – | (–) |
| 1995–1996 | Maccabi Netanya | – | (–) |
| 1996–1997 | Bnei Yehuda | 29 | (4) |
| 1997–2000 | Grasshopper Club Zürich | 76 | (18) |
| 2000–2001 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 26 | (4) |
| 2001–2003 | BSC Young Boys | 43 | (13) |
| 2003–2004 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | 33 | (4) |
| 2005 | Enosis Neon Paralimni FC | 10 | (1) |
| 2005–2006 | Hapoel Kfar Saba | 19 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | Hakoah Amidar/Ramat Gan | 14 | (3) |
| National team | |||
| 1992–1993 | Israel U18 | 10 | (1) |
| 1996–1997 | Israel U21 | 8 | (1) |
| 1998–2002 | Israel | 12 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Biography
Playing career
During the UEFA Cup 1998–99 season with Grasshopper, Tikva was allowed to miss the match against Belgian side Anderlecht in order to observe the Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur.[1]
Honours
- Swiss National League A:
- Winner (1): 1997–98
- Runner-up (1): 1998–99
- Swiss Cup:
- Runner-up (1): 1999
- Toto Cup:
- Winner (1): 2003–04
Footnotes
- ספורט ביום כיפור? היה דבר כזה (in Hebrew). Yedioth Ahronoth. 2008-10-08. Retrieved 11 April 2009.
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