Avi Yehiel | |
Birth Date: | 26 September 1979 |
Birth Place: | Jaffa, Tel Aviv, Israel |
Position: | Defender |
Youthclubs1: | Gadna Tel Aviv Yehuda |
Years1: | 1997–2005 |
Years2: | 2005–2009 |
Years3: | 2009–2010 |
Years4: | 2010–2012 |
Clubs4: | Hapoel Be'er Sheva |
Caps1: | 143 |
Caps2: | 92 |
Caps3: | 30 |
Caps4: | 62 |
Goals1: | 1 |
Goals2: | 2 |
Goals3: | 1 |
Goals4: | 3 |
Nationalyears1: | 1999–2001 |
Nationalyears2: | 2005–2007 |
Nationalteam2: | Israel |
Nationalcaps1: | 10 |
Nationalcaps2: | 4 |
Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
Nationalgoals2: | 1 |
Pcupdate: | 11 July 2009 |
Avi Yehiel (Hebrew: אבי יחיאל), (born 26 September 1979) is a former Israeli footballer.
In 2012, Yehiel married Adi Neumann,[1] the sister of the founder and former CEO of WeWork, Adam Neumann. After retiring from football in 2013, he worked for WeWork as a wellness coach.[2]
Avi Yehiel first played in Gadna Tel Aviv Yehuda junior team and won with it in the youth national championship. In 1997–1998 went to Hapoel Petah Tikva and played for the first time against Hapoel Tel Aviv FC. Yehiel played in Hapoel Petah Tikva for eight seasons and won the Toto Cup in 2004–2005. In season 2005–2006 went to Maccabi Tel Aviv FC, and scored the equaliser in his first game.
Avi Yehiel was a player at the Israel national football team. In his first appearance against Ireland, he scored the equaliser in the 2–2 match.