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Maccabi's talisman and the fan's favourite. He started his comeback season on the right foot, by scoring the winning goal in the opening match of the 2005–06 season. After a bad year when Maccabi only won the State Cup, Nimni moved forward to another year with the yellow side.
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but had a better goal difference of the three teams. Beitar took the lead after 32 minutes and doubled their score just a minute later. Beitar went into the half-time break 2–1 up after an own goal a minute before. Maccabi were watching the
Championship slip from their grasp. However Nimni had other
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After the 28th fixture, Nimni gave an interview to a radio show claiming, "players told me that, if I played we would have had 15 points more". On hearing this
Klinger sent him to the stands dropping him from the squad. During the 30th game of the season Dego broke his ankle with the fixture against
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Maccabi, dividing the team, and causing nothing but anger between the players". He forced both Nimni
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The fans were outraged and for two years they came in black shirts as a sign of grief and holding signs saying: "8 is in our blood, Avi Nimni will always be in
Maccabi". The fans were not satisfied despite winning the Cup and taking second place in the league resulting in the qualification to the
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saying "did you even see Nimni? I'm sure he didn't play! If it wasn't for the fans I would have substituted him at half-time". The next day Nimni spoke to
Channel Five, replying "there is a normal way of saying things, not in a humiliating barbaric way". Sharf wanted to sell Nimni, however the
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The 2006–07 season was a pretty good year to Avi surely better than the previous. Avi scored in that season 10 goals with his actually last year as a player. Nimni said that he want to retire in the end of the season but a loss to the fierce rivals in the local derby
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and Nimni scored a hat-trick and
Maccabi won 5–0. After the match in an interview a reporter asked Klinger about Nimni, Klinger replied "do you want it in a phrase or a song; Avi Nimni is the king". In the final game of the season Maccabi faced
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was appointed Head Coach of
Maccabi. As a former Maccabi player he was well respected by the fans. He was nicknamed "The Soul" for playing in any situation despite being injured on many occasions.
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Maccabi's all-time top goalscorer, having scored 174 goals. He has scored 194 goals overall in the league, and he is now the number three all-time top goal scorer in Israeli football.
488:. After an incredible game Maccabi emerged as 3–2 victors. Nimni remained on the bench for the remainder of the season only to watch Dego pick up the player of the season accolade.
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Maccabi's first team at 18. Whilst at Maccabi Nimni experienced much success becoming one of their most important players during this period.
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Santa Coloma. On 25 August 2007, Nimni scored his last goal for the Israeli Premier league on the second fixture versus
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wore the number 8) that Maccabi Tel Aviv has retired the number at the end of his active football career.
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655:Belarus
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1725:Zahavi
1723:2014:
1715:2013:
1709:Saba'a
1707:2012:
1699:2011:
1691:2010:
1675:2009:
1669:Yeboah
1667:2008:
1659:2007:
1651:2006:
1643:2005:
1631:2004:
1619:2003:
1611:2002:
1603:2001:
1595:2000:
1437:7 June
1292:
1250:
1235:Dublin
1206:Cyprus
1203:
1164:Russia
1161:
1149:Moscow
1119:
1084:
1069:Skopje
1039:
997:
985:Kaunas
953:
914:Russia
911:
868:
824:
782:
738:
726:Vienna
699:Latvia
696:
652:
618:Score
612:Venue
378:Career
352:Hebrew
311:Israel
218:(loan)
85:Height
3030:Keane
2940:Donis
2778:Sousa
2688:Nimni
2634:Cohen
2544:Grant
2508:Grant
2490:Rosen
2328:Rosen
1932:Weiss
1884:1910s
1805:David
1765:Sahar
1701:Tamuz
1661:Azran
1613:Refua
1605:Nimni
941:Vaduz
856:Haifa
640:Minsk
609:Date
276:(195)
265:Total
129:Years
78:Holon
3054:2024
3038:–24)
3036:2023
3018:2023
3002:–23)
3000:2022
2994:Ivić
2984:–22)
2982:2021
2964:2021
2948:–21)
2946:2020
2930:–20)
2928:2018
2922:Ivić
2912:–18)
2910:2017
2892:2017
2876:–17)
2874:2016
2856:2016
2850:Bosz
2838:2015
2822:–15)
2820:2014
2802:2014
2786:–14)
2784:2013
2768:–13)
2766:2012
2750:–12)
2748:2011
2730:2011
2714:–11)
2712:2010
2696:–10)
2694:2009
2676:2008
2660:–08)
2658:2007
2642:–07)
2640:2006
2624:–06)
2622:2005
2606:–05)
2604:2002
2588:–02)
2586:2000
2568:2000
2550:1996
2534:–96)
2532:1995
2516:–95)
2514:1991
2498:–91)
2496:1990
2480:–90)
2478:1989
2462:–89)
2460:1988
2444:–88)
2442:1987
2426:–87)
2424:1985
2408:–85)
2406:1983
2390:–83)
2388:1982
2372:–82)
2370:1981
2354:–81)
2352:1980
2336:–80)
2334:1979
2318:–79)
2316:1978
2300:–78)
2298:1977
2282:–77)
2280:1976
2264:–76)
2262:1973
2246:–73)
2244:1972
2228:–72)
2226:1971
2210:–71)
2208:1970
2192:–70)
2190:1969
2174:–69)
2172:1968
2156:–68)
2154:1967
2138:–67)
2136:1966
2120:–67)
2118:1966
2102:–64)
2100:1962
2082:1962
2066:–62)
2064:1961
2048:–61)
2046:1959
2030:–59)
2028:1957
2012:–57)
2010:1953
1994:–53)
1992:1952
1976:–52)
1974:1947
1958:–47)
1956:1941
1940:–41)
1938:1939
1922:–39)
1920:1934
1904:–34)
1902:192?
1757:Saba
1717:Atar
1681:Atar
1633:Haim
1597:Tubi
1487:2017
1465:2009
1439:2020
1413:2006
890:2–1
684:Riga
606:No.
524:(ex-
500:and
362:and
318:(17)
260:(22)
242:(20)
204:(77)
168:(75)
139:Apps
133:Team
1886:–?)
1303:2–0
1300:1–0
1261:2–2
1258:2–2
1214:2–1
1211:2–1
1172:2–1
1169:1–0
1130:2–0
1127:1–0
1095:3–2
1092:2–0
1050:1–3
1047:1–3
1008:3–2
1005:3–2
964:3–0
961:3–0
922:4–1
919:4–1
879:2–1
876:1–0
835:7–0
832:1–0
793:5–0
790:2–0
749:1–1
746:1–1
707:5–1
704:1–0
663:3–2
660:2–0
300:(2)
271:416
224:(1)
201:116
186:(0)
165:207
147:Gls
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1683:/
1679:/
1635:/
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1278:,
1269:17
1237:,
1233:,
1224:16
1189:,
1180:15
1147:,
1138:14
1103:13
1071:,
1067:,
1058:12
1025:,
1016:11
983:,
974:10
939:,
854:,
810:,
768:,
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682:,
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257:32
239:50
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