Arik Benado

Arik Benado
אריק בנאדו

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Personal information
Full name	Ariel Benado אריאל בנאדו
Date of birth	(1973-12-05) December 5, 1973
Place of birth	Haifa, Israel
Height
Position(s)	Centre-back / Sweeper
Team information
Current team	Israel U-21 (manager)
Youth career
1990–1991	Maccabi Haifa
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1991–1994	Maccabi Haifa	71	(2)
1994–1996	Beitar Jerusalem	45	(0)
1996–2006	Maccabi Haifa	304	(7)
2006–2010	Beitar Jerusalem	124	(2)
2010–2011	Maccabi Haifa	25	(0)
Total		569	(11)
International career‡
1992–1995	Israel U-21	39	(1)
1995–2007	Israel	94	(0)
Managerial career
2012	Maccabi Haifa (youth)
2012–2014	Maccabi Haifa
2014–	Israel (assistant)
2015–	Israel U-21
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 May 2010 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 8 September 2007

Ariel "Arik" Benado (Hebrew: אריאל "אריק" בנאדו ‎; born December 5, 1973]) is a retired Israeli football defender.

Playing career

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, his strength lies in his tackling due to quick foot work. He had 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. On June 2010, Benado agreed to return to Maccabi Haifa for one last season before his retirement in June 2011. He started on the bench but quickly became Elisha Levi's first choice in Maccabi Haifa's defense, helping Maccabi Haifa to win the championship.

Coaching career

On 17 November 2012, Benado was appointed as caretaker manager for Maccabi Haifa, before being appointed as the full manager a week later on 25 November 2012..

On 25 February 2014, Benado was appointed as the assistant manager for Eli Guttman in the Israeli national football team.

On 4 May 2015, Benado was appointed as the manager for the Israel national under-21 football team.

Honours

Player

Club

• Israeli Premier League:
  • Winner (9): 1993-94, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2010–11
  • Runner-up (2): 1999–00, 2002–03
• State Cup:
  • Winner (4): 1993, 1998, 2008, 2009
  • Runner-up (2): 2002, 2011
• Toto Cup:
  • Winners (4): 1993-94, 2001–02, 2005–06, 2009–10

Individual

• Israeli Premier League Beast Defender of the Year (1): 2007–08

Manager

• Israeli Premier League:
  • Runner-up (1): 2012-13

Managerial statistics

As of 14 May 2014.

Team	Nat	From	To	Record
				P	W	D	L	Win %
Maccabi Haifa		17 November 2012	17 May 2014	78	38	17	23	48.72
Total				78	38	17	23	48.72

External links

• Arik Benado at National-Football-Teams.com

Sporting positions
Preceded by Tal Banin	Israel national football team captain 2003–2006	Succeeded by Yossi Benayoun
Preceded by Alon Mizrahi	Maccabi Haifa captain 1999–2006	Succeeded by Yaniv Katan