Avi Ran
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| Avi Ran | ||
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| Personal information | ||
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| Date of birth | August 25, 1963 | |
| Place of birth | Israel | |
| Date of death | July 11, 1987 (aged 23) | |
| Place of death | Tiberias, Israel | |
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1981-1987 | Maccabi Haifa | 165 (0) |
| National team | ||
| 1986-1987 | Israel | 9 (0) |
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Avi Ran (August 25, 1963 - July 11, 1987) was a goalkeeper at the Israeli football club Maccabi Haifa. Widely considered one of the greatest football players in Israel, he had a promising future which was cut short by a fatal accident.
[edit] Football career
- Won 2 championships with Maccabi Haifa.
- Conceded only 18 goals in the 1985-86 season, the lowest in Maccabi Haifa's history.
- Won Maariv's 1986 "footballer of the year" award (i.e. the MVP of the season).
- Was goalkeeper of the Israeli national team.
[edit] Fatal accident
On July 11, 1987, in "Guy" beach in Tiberias, Avi Ran was killed when he was hit by a passing racing boat. Maccabi Haifa celebrated their championship in the Kineret lake, but when their promising young goalkeeper, Avi Ran, didn't come back from a short boat ride in the lake, everyone was shocked and devastated. 14,000 people attended Avi Ran's funeral.
