Avi Ran was a goalkeeper at the Israel

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i football club Maccabi Haifa

Maccabi Haifa F.C.

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. Widely considered one of the greatest football players in Israel, he had a promising future which was cut short by a fatal accident

Accident

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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
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  's 1986 "footballer of the year" award (i.e. the MVP
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   of the season).
• Was goalkeeper of the Israeli national team
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  .

Fatal accident

On 11 July 1987, Ran was killed on the "Guy" beach in Tiberias when he was hit by a passing racing boat whilst Maccabi Haifa

Maccabi Haifa F.C.

Maccabi Haifa Football Club is an Israeli football team from the city of Haifa, a section of Maccabi Haifa sports club. The club has won 12 championships, 5 State Cups and 4 Toto Cups...

 were celebrating their championship in the Sea of Galilee

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. 14,000 people attended Ran's funeral.

Career statistics

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Liga Leumit 1981-82

The 1981–82 Liga Leumit season saw Hapoel Kfar Saba win their first, and to date only title. Oded Mahnes of runners-up Maccabi Netanya was the league's top scorer with 26 goals. Hapoel Rishon LeZion, Beitar Tel Aviv and Hapoel Petah Tikva were all relegated....

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Maccabi Haifa F.C.

Maccabi Haifa Football Club is an Israeli football team from the city of Haifa, a section of Maccabi Haifa sports club. The club has won 12 championships, 5 State Cups and 4 Toto Cups...

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Liga Leumit

Liga Leumit is the second tier in the Israeli football league system below the Premier League.-Structure:There are 16 clubs in the league. At the end of each season, the lowest-placed team are relegated to Liga Alef while the highest-placed team from Liga Alef are promoted in their place...

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|1982-83

Liga Leumit 1982-83

The 1982–83 Liga Leumit season saw Maccabi Netanya win the title, with the club's Oded Machnes finishing as the league's top scorer with 22 goals. Hapoel Ramat Gan, Hapoel Jerusalem and Hapoel Kfar Saba were relegated to Liga Artzit.-Final table:-References:* RSSSF...

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|1983-84

Liga Leumit 1983-84

The 1983–84 Liga Leumit season began on 24 September 1983 and ended on 26 May 1984, with Maccabi Haifa winning their first ever title. David Lavi of Maccabi Netanya was the league's top scorer with 17 goals....

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|1984-85

Liga Leumit 1984-85

The 1984–85 Liga Leumit season saw Maccabi Haifa win the title. Beitar Tel Aviv, Hapoel Lod and Hakoah Ramat Gan were all relegated to Liga Artzit. David Lavi of Maccabi Netanya was the league's top scorer with 18 goals.-Final table:-References:* RSSSF...

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|1985-86

Liga Leumit 1985-86

The 1985–86 Liga Leumit season saw Hapoel Tel Aviv win the title. Hapoel Haifa, Hapoel Jerusalem and Maccabi Sha'arayim were all relegated to Liga Artzit. Uri Malmilian of Beitar Jerusalem and Doron Rabinzon of Maccabi Petah Tikva were the league's joint top scorers with 14 goals.-Final...

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|1986-87

Liga Leumit 1986-87

The 1986–87 Liga Leumit season saw Beitar Jerusalem win their first title. Maccabi Yavne, Maccabi Jaffa and Beitar Netanya were all relegated to Liga Artzit. Eli Yani of Hapoel Kfar Saba was the league's top scorer with 16 goals.-Final table:-References:* RSSSF...

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External links

Profile and short biography of Avi Ran on Maccabi Haifa's official website