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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Haim Michael Revivo | ||
| Date of birth | (1972-02-22)22 February 1972 (age 53) | ||
| Place of birth | Ashdod, Israel | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | |||
| Youth career | |||
| 1984–1988 | Hapoel Ashdod | ||
| 1988–1990 | Gadna Tel Aviv Yehuda | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1990–1993 | Bnei Yehuda | 76 | (20) |
| 1993–1994 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 36 | (12) |
| 1994–1996 | Maccabi Haifa | 57 | (45) |
| 1996–2000 | Celta Vigo | 124[1] | (23) |
| 2000–2002 | Fenerbahçe | 68 | (30) |
| 2002–2003 | Galatasaray | 12 | (3) |
| 2003–2004 | Ashdod | 13 | (3) |
| Total | 383 | (138) | |
| International career | |||
| 1990 | Israel U18 | 1 | (0) |
| 1992–1993 | Israel U21 | 9 | (5) |
| 1992–2004 | Israel | 67 | (15) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Haim Michael Revivo (Hebrew:חיים מיכאל רביבו; born 22 February 1972) is an Israeli former professionalfootballer, who played as anattacking midfielder orwinger, and a businessman.
Revivo isJewish and was born to a traditionalMoroccan Jewish family inAshdod, Israel.[2][3][4][5]
His sonRoy is also a footballer.[6]
Revivo played football atHapoel Ashdod until the age of 16 when he transferred to the youth club ofGadna Tel Aviv Yehuda. Revivo liked that the club had no senior team and he would be a free agent once he reached 18. When he turned 19,Giora Spiegel brought him toBnei Yehuda after bothHapoel Kfar Saba andMaccabi Petah Tikva turned him down. Revivo spent three seasons at Bnei Yehuda before transferring to city rivals,Hapoel.
WhenReuven Atar requested to leaveMaccabi Haifa forHapoel Haifa,Ya'akov Shahar was quick to sign a replacement. He brought in Revivo, who was happy to join Haifa since he believed that from there he could get to a European club. In his first season with Haifa, Revivo led the league (along withAmir Turgeman) with 17 goals. In his second season, he wanted to move from the left side of the midfield to the center of the pitch. Then club manager, Giora Spiegel, was reluctant but in order to avoid a fight with his star, he releasedAlon Mizrahi. Revivo paid off dividends and was once again the league leading goal scorer. Haifa was quick to sell their star to Spanish club,Celta de Vigo.
Revivo became a starter at Celta Vigo. In October 1996, shortly after Revivo joined the club, he made headlines because of the club's league clash onYom Kippur. Revivo desperately wanted to avoid the match that fell on the Jewish holiday. The club was able to move the match fixture ahead by a couple of hours and Revivo played for as long he could before being brought off in the second half to hurry home for the holiday.[3] He played in Spain a few successful years, and was very popular in Spain.[5] He was named co-winner of the 1998 Israel Sports Figure of the Year Award.[4]
His first two years withFenerbahçe were a success, and he led the team to the 2001 Turkish championship, but then he lost the attention of the club's management after other famous foreign players were brought in. He decided to leave, and caused much controversy with his move toIstanbul rivalsGalatasaray. His spell at Galatasaray only lasted a year before he left Turkey.
After his return to Israel, he signed for Israel'sF.C. Ashdod, but after 13 games he retired from football. He is now a successful businessman and one of the former owners of F.C. Ashdod.
Revivo made his first appearance for a national side on 18 December 1990, playing with theIsrael national under-18 football team against theirPortuguese counterparts at theEstádio da Luz inLisbon. Revivo played in the midfield along withAvi Nimni andEyal Berkovic who he would end up playing with most of his national team career.
A year and a half later, Revivo debuted with theIsrael national under-21 football team on 13 May 1992 in a friendly against theirTurkish counterparts atHerzliya Municipal Stadium in Israel. He scored on his debut and added another four goals in nine appearances, including a brace in a1994 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship qualifier againstAustria.
Six months after making his under-21 debut, he represented thefull side in a1994 FIFA World Cup qualifier atRamat Gan Stadium againstSweden. Revivo became a fixture in the national team lineup underShlomo Scharf and competed for Israel in three FIFA World Cup qualifying campaigns and UEFA European Football Championship qualifying campaigns in addition to 26 friendly matches.[4]
Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv
Maccabi Haifa
Fenerbahçe
Galatasaray
Individual
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