Wikipedia's first sentence called it “israeli football player”. Today it says “israeli former professional footballer who played for clubs including nice”.
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Alon Mizrahi (born November 22 , 1971 ) is an Israeli football player.1He plays as a striker and he is the best scorer in Israel's football history.2
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Alon Mizrahi (born November 22, 1971) is an Israeli former football player in a striker position.He is the most prolific scorer in Israeli football history.Today he acts as the manager of Hapoel Yehud in Liga Gimel .His nickname is The Airplane , referring to the movement he used to do after scoring a goal.
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Alon Mizrahi ( ; born November 22, 1971) is an Israeli football manager and former player in a striker position. He is the most prolific scorer in Israeli football history. His nickname is The Airplane , referring to the movement he used to do after scoring a goal. His son, Adam, is now a student at the London School of Economics, and is equally known for his excellent form in front of goal.
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Alon Mizrahi ( ; born 22 November 1971) is a retired Israeli professional footballer that has played in several clubs throughout Europe, including Nice , Maccabi Tel Aviv , Hapoel Tel Aviv , Hapoel Be'er Sheva , Maccabi Haifa and Beitar Jerusalem . His nickname is The Airplane , referring to the movement he used to do after scoring a goal.
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Israeli footballer Alon Mizrahi ( ; born 22 November 1971) is an Israeli former professional footballer who played for clubs including Nice , Maccabi Tel Aviv , Hapoel Tel Aviv , Hapoel Be'er Sheva , Maccabi Haifa and Beitar Jerusalem .His nickname is "The Airplane " ( ), referring to the hand movement he used to do after scoring a goal.
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Israeli footballer Alon Mizrahi ( Hebrew : אלון מזרחי ; born 22 November 1971) is an Israeli former professional footballer who played for clubs including Nice , Maccabi Tel Aviv , Hapoel Tel Aviv , Hapoel Be'er Sheva , Maccabi Haifa and Beitar Jerusalem . His nickname is "The Airplane " ( Hebrew : האווירון , romanized : Ha-Avirón ), referring to how he used to T-pose after scoring a goal.
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israeli football player
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israeli former professional footballer who played for clubs including nice
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