Full name Yitzhak Peretz Career start 1971 Name Vicky Peretz Career end 1991 | Role Footballer Years Team Height 1.76 m Children Omer Peretz, Adi Peretz | |
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Date of birth (1953-02-11) 11 February 1953 (age 62) | ||
Yitzhak "Vicky" Peretz (Hebrew: יצחק "ויקי" פרץ, born 11 February 1953) is a former Israeli international footballer and currently acts as a manager.
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Playing career
Peretz was the leading scorer of the Israel national under-19 football team that competed at the 1972 AFC Youth Championship. His twelve goals gave him the golden boot title of the tournament.
He began his career at Maccabi Ramat Amidar before signing for Maccabi Tel Aviv. He was Liga Leumit's top scorer with 17 goals in the 1976-77 season in which Maccabi won the title.
In 1980, he left Israel to join French side RC Strasbourg, before moving to Stade Rennais two years later. In 1983, he returned to Maccabi Tel Aviv.
During his playing career he won 40 caps for the national team, scoring 14 goals.
In 2006, he was appointed Assistant Manager at Maccabi Tel Aviv, but left the club in 2007.
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Personal life
His son, Omer, has followed in his father's footsteps. His brother in law is Avi Cohen, former international footballer, and his nephew is Tamir Cohen.