Tzahi Biton
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Tzahi Biton צחי ביטון |
||
 |
||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | ||
| Place of birth | Israel | |
| Date of death | September 16, 2007 | |
| Place of death | Phuket, Thailand | |
| Playing position | Midfielder | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 2001-2005 | Beitar Kfar Yona | ? (?) |
|
1 Senior club appearances and goals |
||
Tzahi Biton (Hebrew: צחי ביטון) was a retired Israeli football (soccer)player who died on One-Two-GO Airlines Flight 269. As a midfielder, he played for Beitar Kfar Yona. He married the daughter of the club's equipment manager, Hofit.[1]
[edit] Career
After four seasons, Biton decided to quit football and concentrate on his studies and becoming more religious. Moshe Glam, who played with him in Kfar Yona, described Biton as being a shy person who needed to be more aggressive on the field.[2]
[edit] Death
Biton was on his honeymoon in Thailand when he boarded a flight with his wife, Hofit and their friends Adi Naim and Rotem Naori. After their bodies were identified, they were flown back to Israel where they were laid to rest next to their friends, Adi and Rotem.[3]
[edit] Footnotes
- ^ Lang, Evyatar. "אסון המטוס: צחי ביטון מבית"ר כפר יונה נעדר", Sport5, 2007-09-17. Retrieved on 2007-09-23. (Hebrew)
- ^ Naim, Avi (September 19, 2007), "צחי ביטון, שנהרג בהתרסקות בפוקט, שיחק בעירוני כפר יונה", Yedioth Ahronoth 24621: 2
- ^ Ben-Zur, Ra'anan. "הובאו למנוחות צחי ביטון וחופית אליה שנהרגו באסון המטוס בתאילנד", Yedioth Ahronoth, 2007-09-21. Retrieved on 2007-09-23. (Hebrew)
This biographical article related to Israeli football is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.
