Avraham "Avi" Tikva (Hebrew: אברהם "אבי" תקוה; born 28 June 1976) is a retired Israeli professional association footballer. He is the younger brother of former professional footballer Shalom Tikva.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Avraham Tikva | ||
| Date of birth | 28 June 1976 | ||
| Place of birth | Netanya, Israel | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Maccabi Netanya | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1993 | Maccabi Netanya | 6 | (0) |
| 1994–1995 | Hapoel Kfar Saba | – | (–) |
| 1995–1996 | Maccabi Netanya | – | (–) |
| 1996–1997 | Bnei Yehuda | 29 | (4) |
| 1997–2000 | Grasshopper Club Zürich | 93 | (23) |
| 2000–2001 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 26 | (4) |
| 2001–2003 | BSC Young Boys | 43 | (13) |
| 2003–2004 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | 33 | (4) |
| 2005 | Enosis Neon Paralimni FC | 10 | (1) |
| 2005–2006 | Hapoel Kfar Saba | 19 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | Hakoah Amidar/Ramat Gan | 14 | (3) |
| International career | |||
| 1992–1993 | Israel U18 | 10 | (1) |
| 1996–1997 | Israel U21 | 8 | (1) |
| 1998–2002 | Israel | 12 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Biography
editPlaying career
editDuring the UEFA Cup 1998–99 season with Grasshopper, Tikva was allowed to miss the match against Belgian side Anderlecht in order to observe the Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur.[1]
Honours
edit- Swiss National League A:
- Swiss Cup:
- Runner-up (1): 1999
- Toto Cup:
- Winner (1): 2003–04
Footnotes
edit- ^ ספורט ביום כיפור? היה דבר כזה (in Hebrew). Yedioth Ahronoth. 8 October 2008. Retrieved 11 April 2009.
External links
edit- Avi Tikva at National-Football-Teams.com
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