Place of birth Brazil Name Raphael Maltinsky 1997–2007 Hapoel Petah Tikva Role Football player | Years Team 2007–2013 Hapoel Petah Tikva | |
Full name Rafhael Maltinsky
רפאל מלטינסקי Date of birth (1987-12-18) 18 December 1987 (age 27) | ||
Raphael Maltinsky (Hebrew: רפאל מלטינסקי; born 18 December 1987) is a Brazilian-Israeli professional association football player currently without a club.
Arrival to Israel
Maltinsky arrived in Israel for the second time in order to sign with Hapoel Petah Tikva while also holding an offer from Brazilian club Vitória. Originally, he was wanted by Maccabi Netanya but no deal could be brokered and he returned to his native Brazil.
During a training session on 6 October 2009, Maltinsky got into a heated war of words with Kobi Dajani. After some physical play, Dajani walked over to Maltinsky and headbutted him in the face requiring Maltinsky to be taken to a hospital where he had four stitches put in. Dajani apologized the following day to Maltinsky but both were not allowed back in to train with the club without going before a tribunal.