Yehezkel Chazom

Yehezkel Chazom
Chazom in 1969
Personal information
Date of birth 1947
Place of birth Iraq
Date of death (aged 76)
Position Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1964–1977 Hapoel Tel Aviv 324 (97)
International career
1965–1973 Israel 5 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Yehezkel Chazom (Hebrew: יחזקאל חזום, also spelled Yehezkel Hazum; 1947 – 21 March 2023) was an Israeli footballer who played as a forward for Hapoel Tel Aviv. He competed at the 1970 FIFA World Cup, having previously played for the Israel national team during the 1966 World Cup qualifying campaign.

Early life

Chazom was born in Iraq and emigrated to Israel with his family at a young age.

Career

Chazom scored 97 goals in 324 league games for Hapoel Tel Aviv.

Chazom played in five official games for the Israel national team.

Death

He died on 21 March 2023, at the age of 76. He was buried in Holon Cemetery.

References

  1. ↑ FIFA roster
  2. ↑ Yehezkel Chazom – FIFA competition record (archived)
  3. ↑ Goldberg, Asher (21 March 2023). "חלוצה האגדי של הפועל תל אביב, יחזקאל חזום, הלך לעולמו בגיל 76" (in Hebrew). Walla. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
  4. ↑ Maariv pre season magazine, 19 August 2010
  5. ↑ RSSSF - Israel National Team - Appearances and Goalscoring
  6. ↑ "אגדת הפועל ת"א יחזקאל חזום הלך לעולמו". Sport 5 (in Hebrew). 21 March 2023. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
  7. ↑ ספורט, ynet (21 March 2023). "שחקן העבר ואגדת הפועל ת"א יחזקאל חזום הלך לעולמו". Ynet (in Hebrew). Retrieved 16 June 2024.