Yoav Ziv

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Yoav Ziv יואב זיו
Personal information
Full name	Yoav David Ziv יואב דוד זיו
Date of birth	March 16, 1981 (1981-03-16) (age 27)
Place of birth	Hadera, Israel
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current club	Beitar Jerusalem
Number	14
Youth clubs
	Maccabi Haifa
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2000-2001 2002-2003 2003-2005 2005-present	Maccabi Haifa Hapoel Haifa Hapoel Nazareth Illit Beitar Jerusalem	0 (0) 16 (2) 32 (9) 56 (3)
National team2
2006-present	Israel	12 (0)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2 June 2007. 2 National team caps and goals correct as of 11 January 2008. * Appearances (Goals)

Yoav Ziv (Hebrew: יואב זיו‎; born March 16, 1981 in Hadera, Israel) is an Israeli football player.

He started playing for Maccabi Haifa in the Youth level. He later played with Hapoel Haifa and Hapoel Nazareth Illit with which he promoted from Liga Leumit to the Israeli Premier League.

In 2006 he moved to Beitar Jerusalem and established himself as a fan favourite, being able to play in both wings or both fullback positions, and even as a Central defender. This came as a surprise since in Nazareth Ziv played as a striker.

Before the 2006/2007 seasons there were rumors that Ossie Ardiles might let Ziv go or that Ziv's role will diminish. Under Manager Yossi Mizrahi though, Yoav Ziv regained his status and became a more regular player in the starting lineup playing as the right wingback.

According to Danish site bold.dk Ziv will be playing in F.C: Copenhagen from January 2008.

v • d • e Beitar Jerusalem F.C. – current squad 1 Kale • 2 Álvarez • 3 Amsalem • 4 Benado • 5 Gershon • 6 Ben-Yosef • 7 Ben-Shushan • 8 Baruchyan • 10 Tamuz • 11 Tal • 12 Kozokin • 13 Vered • 14 Ziv • 15 Zandberg • 18 Moyal • 20 Boateng • 22 Strauss • 23 Fernandez • 25 Barashi • 27 Haddad • 29 Zada • 30 Harush • 31 Eviander • 32 Mishali • -- Ohayon • Manager: Itzhak Shum