Wikipedia's first sentence called it “israeli footballer who currently plays for hapoel be'er sheva”. Today it says “israeli former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder”.
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David Revivo ( ; born 5 December 1977) is an Israeli footballer who last played for Maccabi Yavne .1The younger brother of Haim Revivo , he too was recognized early in his youth for having a great footballing potential and joined the youth system of Maccabi Tel Aviv . Later he transferred to his hometown of Ashdod. After six seasons in Ashdod, Revivo finished his contract and went on trial at Los Angeles Galaxy in the American Major League . According to media reports in Israel, Revivo impressed manager Steve Sampson but was not offered a contract because Sampson was sacked shortly after Revivo had returned to Israel. Subsequently, Revivo signed a new deal with Ashdod.2 He is the second-greatest goal-assist provider in Israel's history with 104 assists in the Israeli Premier League .
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The opening as it stood in 2010
David Revivo ( ; born December 5, 1977) is an Israeli footballer who currently plays for Hapoel Be'er Sheva . The younger brother of Haim Revivo , he too was recognized early in his youth for having a great footballing potential and joined the youth system of Maccabi Tel Aviv . Later he transferred to his hometown of Ashdod. After six seasons in Ashdod, Revivo finished his contract and went on trial at Los Angeles Galaxy in the American Major League . According to media reports in Israel, Revivo impressed manager Steve Sampson but was not offered a contract because Sampson was sacked shortly after Revivo had returned back to Israel. Subsequently, Revivo signed a new deal with Ashdod.
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David Revivo ( ; born 5 December 1977) is an Israeli footballer who plays for Ramat Hen . He is the second-greatest goal-assist provider in Israel's history with 104 assists in the Israeli Premier League .
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
Israeli footballer David Revivo ( ; born 5 December 1977) is an Israeli footballer who plays for Ramat Hen . He is the second-greatest goal-assist provider in Israel's history with 104 assists in the Israeli Premier League .
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Israeli footballer David Revivo ( Hebrew : דוד רביבו ; born 5 December 1977) is a former Israeli footballer. He is the second-greatest goal-assist provider in Israel's history with 104 assists in the Israeli Premier League .
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israeli footballer who currently plays for hapoel be'er sheva
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israeli former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder
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