1. Eliyahu "Eli" Ohana is an Israeli former professional footballer and the former chairman of Israeli club Beitar Jerusalem.
23 Facts About Eli Ohana
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Eli Ohana managed Beitar Jerusalem, Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv, Maccabi Petah Tikva, Hapoel Kfar Saba, the Israel national under-19 football team, the seniors' Israel national football team.
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Eli Ohana played for Team Israel at the 1981 Maccabiah Games, winning a bronze medal.
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Eli Ohana has seven brothers and two sisters, one of whom is from his father's previous marriage.
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At age 11, Ohana joined the youth academy of Israeli club of Beitar Jerusalem at the encouragement of his brother Yossi Ohana.
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Eli Ohana who has chosen football, was then invited to reside along with his brother Yossi and his newlywed wife.
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Eli Ohana's death drove Ohana into depression and social seclusion.
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In 1977, Eli Ohana led the youth league team of Beitar Jerusalem to the state youth title.
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Eli Ohana stood out for his ability to find the back of the net and was promoted to first team.
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In 1986, Eli Ohana joined Australian club Sydney City on a short-term loan, in which he played five matches.
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At age 23, Eli Ohana signed with KV Mechelen in Belgium.
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Eli Ohana took part in the testimonial match to Oleg Blokhin.
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Five years later, Eli Ohana led the club to back-to-back league titles.
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Eli Ohana played for Team Israel at the 1981 Maccabiah Games, winning a bronze medal.
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Eli Ohana was called up to the Israel national football team in 1983.
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Eli Ohana then ran up to the Australian manager and kissed the Star of David in front him.
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In 1990 Eli Ohana was called to the squad for a game against the Soviet Union national football team.
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All the players were punished, with Eli Ohana receiving the worst punishment, banned from 10 league games and banned for four years from the national team.
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Eli Ohana stepped down as manager when the club was sold to Arcadi Gaydamak.
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Eli Ohana returned to management with Hapoel Kfar Saba and saved them from relegation, for which he earned Coach of the Year.
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On 18 June 2008 Eli Ohana was appointed manager for Israel U19.
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In 2010, Dror Kashtan, the coach of the Israel national football team quit from his position, and Eli Ohana was made the caretaker.
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That game started rumours Eli Ohana would become the new head coach, but Eli Ohana said in an interview his time was yet to come.