Kfir Zokol
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kfir Zokol | ||
| Date of birth | July 31, 1982 | ||
| Place of birth | Ethiopia | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Maccabi Netanya | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2000–2008 | Maccabi Netanya | 59 | (3) |
| 2004–2005 | → Hapoel Nazareth Illit (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2005 | → Hapoel Ironi Rishon LeZion (loan) | ||
| 2006–2007 | → Hapoel Jerusalem (loan) | 13 | (1) |
| 2007 | → Beitar Shimshon Tel Aviv (loan) | 15 | (1) |
| 2007–2008 | → Hapoel Umm al-Fahm (loan) | 20 | (3) |
| 2008–2009 | Maccabi Shlomi Nahariya | 17 | (2) |
| 2010 | Maccabi Kafr Kanna | 15 | (1) |
| 2010–2011 | Beitar Petah Tikva | 16 | (1) |
| 2011–2012 | Hapoel Hadera | 7 | (0) |
| 2012 | Ahva Arraba | 14 | (4) |
| 2012–2013 | Hapoel Ahva Haifa | 11 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 1997–1999 | Israel U16 | 16 | (3) |
| 1998 | Israel U17 | 4 | (0) |
| 2000 | Israel U18 | ? | (1) |
| 2003 | Israel U21 | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Kfir Zokol (Hebrew: כפיר צוקול; born 31 July 1982) is a retired Ethiopian-born Israeli footballer.
Career
[edit]Kfir made his debut for the senior side of Maccabi Netanya in the end of the 1999–00 season.[1] At the start of the 2000-01 season he suffered a serious knee injury from a nasty tackle by Joško Bilić. He missed the entire season after he had to go through surgery.[2] His breakthrough season came in 2002-03 when he was an important part of the successful season Netanya had. In the end of the season he won a cap for the Israel U-21 team and it seemed he was on his way to the top of Israeli football. In the middle of the 2003-04 season Kfir suffered another injury and after that got loaned to teams from the lower divisions until he was released from his contract in Netanya. By most supporters of Netanya he is still regarded as one of the most talented players to never fulfil his full potential.
In 4 seasons with Netanya he managed to play 79 games, score 10 goals and also provided 2 assists in all club competitions.
Honours
[edit]- Liga Alef - Northern Division (1):
- 2007-08
References
[edit]External links
[edit]- Profile Archived 2011-07-21 at the Wayback Machine at One
- Kfir Zokol – Israel Football Association league player details
- Recent interview at Double Pass
- 1982 births
- Living people
- Ethiopian Jews
- Ethiopian emigrants to Israel
- Citizens of Israel through Law of Return
- Jewish Israeli sportspeople
- Israeli men's footballers
- Maccabi Netanya F.C. players
- Hapoel Nof HaGalil F.C. players
- Hapoel Rishon LeZion F.C. players
- Hapoel Jerusalem F.C. players
- Beitar Tel Aviv Bat Yam F.C. players
- Hapoel Umm al-Fahm F.C. players
- Maccabi Ironi Shlomi F.C. players
- Maccabi Kafr Kanna F.C. players
- Hapoel Hadera F.C. players
- Ahva Arraba F.C. players
- Israeli Premier League players
- Liga Leumit players
- Footballers from Netanya
- Men's association football midfielders
- 21st-century Israeli sportsmen