Eli Uzan

Eli Uzan
Personal information
Date of birth	21 March 1963
Place of birth	Beersheba, Israel
Date of death	23 November 2009 (aged 46)
Place of death	Beersheba, Israel
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team
1980–1984	Hapoel Be'er Sheva
1984–1992	Hapoel Tel Aviv
1992–1994	Tzafririm Holon
Total
International career
1983	Israel U23
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Eli Uzan (Hebrew: אלי אוזן) (21 March 1963^[1] – 23 November 2009) was an Israeli footballer who played for Hapoel Be'er Sheva, Hapoel Tel Aviv and Tzafririm Holon. ^{[citation needed]}

Uzan began his career at Be'er Sheva during the 1980-81 season.^[2] In 1983, he was called up to the Israel national team's Olympics squad, playing a single match against Belgium. In 1984, he moved to Hapoel Tel Aviv, where he played until 1992. Between 1992 and 1994 he played for Tzafririm Holon.

In November 2009 Uzan was found dead in his car, it having crashed into a pole on Levi Eshkol Road in Beersheba.^[3] Police suspect that Uzan had been shot.^[4]

References

^ "Eli Uzan, international footballer".
^ Suspected: Former footballer murdered in his car Maariv, 24 November 2009 (in Hebrew)
^ "Eli Uzan found dead in car in Beersheba". jpost.com. The Jerusalem Post. 24 November 2009. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
^ Former Israeli soccer player shot dead while driving Haaretz, 24 November 2009

[1] "Eli Uzan, international footballer".

[2] Suspected: Former footballer murdered in his car Maariv, 24 November 2009 (in Hebrew)

[3] "Eli Uzan found dead in car in Beersheba". jpost.com. The Jerusalem Post. 24 November 2009. Retrieved 9 December 2023.

[4] Former Israeli soccer player shot dead while driving Haaretz, 24 November 2009

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