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Avi Nimni (born April 26, 1972) is Maccabi Tel Aviv 's highest ever scorer and is regarded as one of Maccabi Tel Aviv 's greatest players ever. Until 2006, he served as the captain of the Israeli national football team . His number eight (8) shirt has become so symbolic (despite him wearing the number sixteen as a youth, because Uri Malmilian wore the number 8) that the club has recently announced that his number will be retired at the end of this season. .1Nimni is currently the general manager of Maccabi Tel Aviv . icon "לא יהיה עוד 8 צהוב במכבי אחרי נמני" .2
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Avi Nimni (born 26 April 1972) is an Israeli football player, and Maccabi Tel Aviv 's highest ever scorer. He is regarded as one of Maccabi Tel Aviv 's greatest players ever. Until 2006, he served as the captain of the Israeli national football team . His number 8 shirt has become so symbolic (despite him wearing the number sixteen as a youth, because Uri Malmilian wore the number 8) that the club has retired the number at the end of his active football. לא יהיה עוד 8 צהוב במכבי אחרי נמני (in Hebrew).
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Avi Nimni ( ; born 26 April 1972) is a former Israeli football player and Maccabi Tel Aviv F.C. 's highest ever scorer. He is regarded as one of Maccabi Tel Aviv's greatest players ever. Until 2006, he served as the captain of the Israeli national football team . His number 8 shirt has become so symbolic (despite him wearing the number sixteen as a youth, because Uri Malmilian wore the number 8) that the club has retired the number at the end of his active football career. לא יהיה עוד 8 צהוב במכבי אחרי נמני (in Hebrew).
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Israeli footballer Avi Nimni ( ; born 26 April 1972) is a former Israeli football player and Maccabi Tel Aviv 's highest ever scorer. He is regarded as one of Maccabi Tel Aviv's greatest players ever. Until 2006, he served as the captain of the Israel national team . His number 8 shirt has become so symbolic (despite him wearing the number sixteen as a youth, because Uri Malmilian wore the number 8) that Maccabi Tel Aviv has retired the number at the end of his active football career. לא יהיה עוד 8 צהוב במכבי אחרי נמני (in Hebrew).
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Israeli footballer Avi Nimni ( Hebrew : אבי נמני ; born 26 April 1972) is an Israeli former professional footballer and Maccabi Tel Aviv 's highest ever scorer. He is regarded as one of Maccabi Tel Aviv's greatest players ever. Until 2006, he served as the captain of the Israel national team . His number 8 shirt has become so symbolic (despite him wearing the number sixteen as a youth, because Uri Malmilian wore the number 8) that Maccabi Tel Aviv has retired the number at the end of his active football career. לא יהיה עוד 8 צהוב במכבי אחרי נמני (in Hebrew).
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maccabi tel aviv 's highest ever scorer and is regarded as one of maccabi tel aviv 's greatest players ever
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israeli former professional footballer and maccabi tel aviv 's highest ever scorer
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