Rafi Baranes

Rafi Baranes
Personal information
Date of birth 1943 (1943)
Date of death (aged 83)
Positions
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1964–1971 Maccabi Tel Aviv 72
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Rafi Baranes (Hebrew: רפי ברנס; 1943 – 1 June 2026) was an Israeli footballer who played as a midfielder or winger. He was one of the most decorated players in the history of Maccabi Tel Aviv, winning nine trophies with the club during the 1960s.

Career

Baranes was a one-club man, spending his whole career at Maccabi Tel Aviv. He helped the club win nine trophies, including two Liga Leumit titles, three Israel State Cups, two Israel Super Cups, and the 1969 Asian Champion Club Tournament against South Korean side Yangzee.

In the 1965 Israel State Cup final, he scored in extra time (the 112th minute of the game) against Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv to help Maccabi Tel Aviv secure the title.

Personal life and death

Baranes was married and had two sons. Following his retirement in 1971, he moved to business, where he founded an independent company that specialized in installing various electronics.

Baranes died on 1 June 2026, at the age of 83.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "אבל כבד בספורט הישראלי: אגדת הכדורגל הלכה לעולמה בגיל 83" [A heavy loss in Israeli sports: The football legend passed away at the age of 83]. Ice (in Hebrew). 1 June 2026. Retrieved 4 June 2026.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "חלוץ העבר של מכבי ת"א רפי ברנס הלך לעולמו: "ייזכר לנצח"" [Former Maccabi Tel Aviv striker Rafi Baranes passes away: "He will be remembered forever"]. Sport1 (in Hebrew). 2 June 2026. Retrieved 4 June 2026.