- Arik Benado
Football player infobox
playername = Arik Benado אריק בנאדו
fullname = Ariel Benado אריאל בנאדו
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1973|12|5
height = Height|m=1.80
cityofbirth =Haifa
countryofbirth =Israel
currentclub = Flagicon|ISR Beitar Jerusalem
clubnumber = 4
position = Central Defender
youthyears =
youthclubs = Flagicon|ISR Maccabi Haifa
years = 1991-1994, 1996-2006 1994–1996, 2006-present
clubs = Maccabi Haifa Beitar Jerusalem
caps(goals) = 375 (9) ? (?)
nationalyears = 1995-2007
nationalteam = Flagicon|ISR Israel
nationalcaps(goals) = 94 (0)
pcupdate =6 August ,2006
ntupdate =8 September ,2007 Arik Benado ( _he. אריק בנאדו; born
May 12 ,1973 inHaifa ,Israel ) is anIsraeli football player who currently plays for Beitar Jerusalem. He has previously been the captain of Maccabi Haifa for six consecutive years and currently holds the record as the most capped Israeli national player.He was a second generation player at Maccabi Haifa; his father, Shlomo, appeared for Haifa in the 1970s. Arik began playing at the age of nine, rising through the ranks to the senior team. He spent a two year spell with Beitar Jerusalem in the mid 1990s to gain experience. He has won five league championships and a State Cup title with Maccabi. Benado is also a long-standing member of the Israeli national team where he holds the record as the most capped player (94 caps), and plays as a central defender. He is a tough defender with a strong head for the game, who has successfully defended against top strikers with the club and the national team in Europe. He has also appeared for Maccabi in the
UEFA Champions League group stage. Beitar signed him for his second term in the club for the 2006/2007 season.Honours
*
Ligat ha'Al (8):
**1993/1994, 2000/01, 2001/02, 2003/04, 2004/05, 2005/06, 2006/2008, 2007/2008
* State Cup (3):
**1993, 1998, 2008.
*Toto Cup (3):
**1994, 2002, 2006.
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