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Avi Nimni

Stalwart CM, also CDM, CAM Right-footed box-to-boxleader
Rating
80
Caps
80
Goals
17
Life
1972
Clubs
Maccabi Tel Aviv, Atlético Madrid, Beitar Jerusalem
#10
Editorial rank of 33 for Israel
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The people's rank, live from duel votes

The creative heartbeat for Maccabi Tel Aviv across three spells, his vision and passing range consistently unlocked defences, earning him legendary status. Career record: 80 caps and 17 goals for Israel; club career at Maccabi Tel Aviv, Atlético Madrid, Beitar Jerusalem.

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Career record

1990–1997Maccabi Tel Aviv
1998–1998Atlético Madrid
1998–2003Maccabi Tel Aviv
1999–2000Derby County
2003–2005Beitar Jerusalem
2005–2008Maccabi Tel Aviv
Israel80 caps, 17 goals

The world's great CMs

Around Nimni in the almanac

One rank above: Dudu Aouate at #9.

One rank below: Bibras Natcho at #11.

Israel's editorial top five: Mordechai Spiegler · Yossi Benayoun · Eran Zahavi · Eyal Berkovic · Eli Ohana.