Avi Strool

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Avi Strul
אבי סטרול

| image =

| fullname = Avraham Strul

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1980|9|18}}

| birth_place = Tel Aviv, Israel

| height = 1.86 m

| position = Center Defender

| currentclub = Hapoel Rishon LeZion

| clubnumber =

| youthyears1 = 1997–1999

| youthclubs1 = Maccabi Tel Aviv

| years1 = 1999–2006

| years2 = 2006–2008

| years3 = 2008–2010

| years4 = 2010–2013

| years5 = 2013–2015

| years6 = 2015–2019

| clubs1 = Maccabi Tel Aviv

| clubs2 = Maccabi Netanya

| clubs3 = Lokeren

| clubs4 = Maccabi Tel Aviv

| clubs5 = Ironi Nir Ramat HaSharon

| clubs6 = Hapoel Rishon LeZion

| caps1 = 126

| caps2 = 53

| caps3 = 48

| caps4 = 19

| caps5 = 43

| caps6 = 74

| goals1 = 1

| goals2 = 0

| goals3 = 1

| goals4 = 1

| goals5 = 1

| goals6 = 1

| nationalyears1 = 2001

| nationalyears2 = 2002–2010

| nationalteam1 = Israel U21

| nationalteam2 = Israel

| nationalcaps1 = 1

| nationalcaps2 = 15

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| nationalgoals2 = 0

| pcupdate = 1 June 2013

| ntupdate = 1 December 2009

}}

Avraham "Avi" Strul (or Strool, {{langx|he|אבי סטרול}}; born 18 September 1980) is a retired Israeli footballer who currently works as the CEO of Hapoel Rishon LeZion.{{cite web|url=http://sport1.maariv.co.il/%D7%9B%D7%AA%D7%91%D7%94/136942|title=אבי סטרול פרש מכדורגל והתמנה למנכל ראשלצ|website=sport1.maariv.co.il|access-date=1 October 2016|archive-date=16 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191216162745/https://sport1.maariv.co.il/%25D7%259B%25D7%25AA%25D7%2591%25D7%2594/136942|url-status=dead}}

Early life

Strul was born in Tel Aviv, Israel, to a Jewish family.{{Cite web|url=https://www.maccabi-tlv.co.il/en/2013/03/helping-the-needy-for-the-passover-holiday/|title=Helping the needy for the Passover Holiday|date=21 March 2013}}

Being of Romanian-Jewish descent, Strul has two passports, Israeli and Romanian.{{citation needed|date=May 2020}}

Career

Strul grew up in the youth system of Maccabi Tel Aviv and spent 7 years there. During the summer of 2006 he transferred to Maccabi Netanya. After 2 successful years in Maccabi Netanya, Strool moved to Lokeren for a 3 years contract worth $750,000.

=KSC Lokeren=

In just his second game at Lokeren, Strul scored a memorable goal against A.F.C. Tubize, when he scored the second goal of the match, capitalising on a goalkeeper mistake to take a free-kick quickly and score from long range.

=Maccabi Tel Aviv=

In June 2010 Strul signed a 3-year contract with his youth club Maccabi Tel Aviv which he left 4 years before.

References

{{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120925164112/http://guardian.touch-line.com/StatsCentre.asp?Lang=0&CTID=6&CPID=10&pStr=Player&PLID=61118&TEID=1177 |date=25 September 2012 |title=Guardian Football }}
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