Arik Benado

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Arik Benado
Personal information
Full name	Ariel Benado
Date of birth	5 December 1973
Place of birth	Unknown, Israel
Height	183 cm
Position	Central Defender
Club information
Current club	Beitar Jerusalem
Youth clubs
	Maccabi Haifa
Professional clubs*
Years	Club	Apps (goals)
1993 1994–1996 1996-2006 2006-current	Maccabi Haifa Beitar Jerusalem Maccabi Haifa Beitar Jerusalem	? (?) ? (?) ? (?)
National team**
1998-present	Israel	88 (?)
* Professional club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 August 2006. ** National team caps and goals correct as of 6 August 2006.

Arik Benado (Born May 12, 1973 in Haifa, Israel) is an Israeli Football player who currently plays for Beitar Jerusalem. He has previously been the captain of Maccabi Haifa for six consecutive years.

He was a second generation player at Maccabi Haifa; his father, Shlomo, appeared for Maccabi 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 (a record of 88 caps together with Alon Harazi), where he 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.