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Reuven Oved

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Reuven Oved ( Hebrew : ראובן עובד ; born 28 November 1983) is an Israeli former professional footballer who played as a midfielder . He started his career at Maccabi Tel Aviv but after a few problems with the club he moved to Hapoel Haifa . After one unsuccessful season with Haifa, he moved to Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv , where he spent two of his most successful seasons in his whole career. In the summer of 2007 he moved to Hapoel Tel Aviv . At the end of 2011 he moved to Grazer AK , but after one season was released from the club in September 2012. ראובן עובד: "הסמים דרדרו אותי לתחתית של התחתית, שאבו לי את הנפש. נשארתי בלי כלום" israelhayom.co.il הסיפור שלא נחשף על ראובן עובד: "הטעות הכי גדולה שלו" sport1.maariv.co.il REUVEN OVED IST NICHT MEHR SPIELER DES GAK

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israeli footballer

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israeli former professional footballer who played as a midfielder

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