Tomer Eliyahu

Tomer Eliyahu (; born 25 February 1975) is a retired Israeli professional association football player. Known as a journeyman, Eliyahu played more than 350 matches in thirteen seasons in Israel's Ligat ha'Al filling in as both a defender and a midfielder.

Biography

Early life Eliyahu started playing football at age 7 with Hapoel Tel Aviv. He was brought up to Hapoel's first team by then manager, Moshe Sinai.

Bnei Sakhnin After Ironi Rishon LeZion was relegated to the Liga Leumit, Eliyahu signed a contract with Bnei Sakhnin. During the 2004/05 season, a small fight broke out after a 2-0 loss to Hapoel Tel Aviv. In the ensuing violence, the referee, Assaf Keinan was attacked and a police officer was stabbed. In an interview after the incident, Eliyahu became extremely vocal about an underlying anti-semitism toward Bnei Sakhnin by referees as the team was an Arab team. Eliyahu said that he had not experienced such disdain from match officials at any of his previous clubs. After two seasons with Bnei Sakhnin, Eliyahu attracted interest from Beitar Jerusalem but opted to sign with Hapoel Acre of the Liga Leumit.

Hakoah Amidar/Ramat Gan After one full season in Ramat Gan, Eliyahu was forced to retire due to back problems.

Honours

With Bnei Sakhnin State Cup: 2003/04

With Hapoel Acre Toto Cup (Leumit): 2005/06

With Hakoah Maccabi Amidar/Ramat Gan Liga Leumit: 2007/08

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