Mordechai Haim

Mordechai "Moti" Haim is an Israeli former footballer, musician and actor who played for Maccabi Jaffa and Maccabee Los Angeles. He is the father of all three members of the music trio Haim.

Early life Haim was born in 1954. He grew up on Jerusalem Boulevard in Jaffa, Israel. He started playing for Maccabi Jaffa's youth team at the age of 10.

Career Haim started playing for Maccabi Jaffa's senior team and became a regular player. Highlights of his career include playing in the UEFA Intertoto Cup in 1977.

Haim was a member of a band, Rockinhaim, with his wife Donna and their three daughters. Their three daughters went on to form the band Haim. The couple later went into real estate together in Los Angeles.

In 2021, he made his acting debut in Paul Thomas Anderson's Licorice Pizza, where he played the father of Alana, played by his own daughter Alana Haim.

Honours

Israeli Premier League - Runner-up: 1976–77

Personal life He is the father of Este Haim (b. 1986), Danielle Haim (b. 1989), and Alana Haim (b. 1991), who went on to form the Los Angeles-based pop rock band Haim. His maternal family is of Bulgarian-Jewish descent.