Arik Yanko
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Arik Yanko (Template:Langx; born 21 December 1991) is an Israeli professional footballer who plays for Hapoel Rishon LeZion.[1]
Biography
Playing career
Arik Yanko starting playing youth football with Hapoel Tel Aviv. As a youth team player, Yanko cracked four teeth during a derby match against Maccabi but played out the entire match.[2] This endeared him to the youth team staff who saw the young goalkeeper as having a strong character.[2]
Yanko made his league debut in a Premier League match against Maccabi Petah Tikva on 4 April 2009 when he replaced Ben Luz in the 80th minute after back up goalkeeper Yaniv Mizrahi was red-carded. In October 2009, Yanko said that that moment was by far the most exciting moment of his career.[2]
International career
Yanko represented Israel at the 2009 Maccabiah Games, winning a bronze medal.[3][4]
In 2013, Yanko was a part of Israel U21 squad.[5]
References
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Footnotes
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- 1991 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Rishon LeZion
- Israeli men's footballers
- Hapoel Tel Aviv F.C. players
- Hakoah Amidar Ramat Gan F.C. players
- Hapoel Ra'anana A.F.C. players
- Maccabi Petah Tikva F.C. players
- Maccabi Bnei Reineh F.C. players
- Hapoel Umm al-Fahm F.C. players
- Hapoel Rishon LeZion F.C. players
- Liga Leumit players
- Israeli Premier League players
- Maccabiah Games medalists in football
- Competitors at the 2009 Maccabiah Games
- Maccabiah Games bronze medalists for Israel
- Israeli people of Romanian-Jewish descent
- Israel men's under-21 international footballers
- Men's association football goalkeepers
- 21st-century Israeli sportsmen