Avi Ran

Avi Ran (? - July 11, 1987) was a goalkeeper in the Israeli football club Maccabi Haifa. Widely considered one of the greatest football players in Israeli history, his promising future was cut short by a fatal accident.

Table of contents

1 Football career 2 Fatal accident 3 External links

Football career

• Won 2 championships with Maccabi Haifa.
• Conceded only 18 goals in the 1985-86 season, the lowest in Maccabi Haifa's history.
• Was goalkeeper of the Israeli national football team.

Fatal accident

On July 11, 1987, in "Guy" beach in Tiberias, Avi Ran was killed when he was hit by a passing racing boat. 14,000 people attended his funeral.

External links

• The Official Tribute page to Avi Ran (in Hebrew)
• Player Page (in Hebrew)