Yossi Benayoun is an Israeli professional soccer player who began his professional senior club career with Hapoel Be'er Sheva F.C. from 1997 to 1998. He went on to play for teams such as West Ham United, Liverpool and Chelsea before joining Maccabi Haifa in 2014. In 1998, he joined the Israel national football team, which he later captained.
In 2002, he married Mirit Ben Yosef, with whom he fathered children.
He won the 2001 Footballer of the Year of Israel award. From 2000 to 2002, he won two Israeli Premier League titles with Maccabi Haifa. He also helped Chelsea win the 2012-13 UEFA Europa League.
Yossi Benayoun is a famous Israeli footballer, who was born on May 5, 1980. As a person born on this date, Yossi Benayoun is listed in our database as the 18th most popular celebrity for the day (May 5) and the 114th most popular for the year (1980).
People born on May 5 fall under the Zodiac sign of Taurus, the Bull. Yossi Benayoun is the 495th most popular Taurus.
Aside from information specific to Yossi Benayoun's birthday, Yossi Benayoun is the 9th most famous Israeli.
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