Photo: User:Botend / CC BY-SA 4.0 (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
Yossi Benayoun is the kind of clever little playmaker I always root for. Born in Dimona in 1980, 'The Diamond from Dimona' built most of his career in Israel and England, including spells at Liverpool and Chelsea, and captained Israel's national team. At 178cm he relied on touch and a real feel for goal rather than physique, which is hard to do at that level. Coming from a country that isn't a football superpower and earning respect at the Premier League's top end took serious talent and bloody-mindedness. He's now Israel's sporting director, still serving the game off the pitch.
Overview
Yossi Shai Benayoun (Hebrew: יוסי שי בניון; born 5 May 1980) is an Israeli former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He spent most of his career in Israel and England and captained the Israel national team. Born in Dimona, he is sometimes nicknamed "The Diamond from Dimona" in Israel. As of 2023, he has been the sporting director of the Israel national team.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Yossi Benayoun
- Name (Japanese)
- ヨッシ・ベナユン
- Reading
- よっし・べなゆん
- Born
- May 5, 1980 (age 46)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Taurus / Monkey
- Origin
- Dimona, Israel
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 178 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- association football player / sporting director
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Association football player — see all → · More people from Israel →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.