Pini Balili פִּינִי בַּלִילִי
Personal information
Full name	Pinhas Felix Balili פִּנחַס פֱלִיקס בַּלִילִי
Date of birth	18 June 1979 (1979-06-18) (age 30)
Place of birth	Israel
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current club	Antalyaspor
Number	7
Youth career
1990–1996	Hapoel Tel Aviv
Senior career1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1996–1997 1997–2003 2003–2004 2004–2005 2005–2009 2009–	Shimshon Tel Aviv Hapoel Tel Aviv Istanbulspor Kayserispor Sivasspor Antalyaspor	009 0(1) 115 (35) 029 (13) 028 (10) 095 (21) 009 0(0)
National team2
1997 2000 2000–2007	Israel U18 Israel U21 Israel	003 0(0) 004 0(1) 029 0(7)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 03:29, 23 October 2007 (UTC). 2 National team caps and goals correct as of 16:26, 29 December 2007 (UTC). * Appearances (Goals)

Pini Balili (Hebrew: פִּינִי בַּלִילִי‎; born June 18, 1979), is an Israeli-Turkish football player currently at Antalyaspor in Turkey.

Contents 1 Playing career 1.1 Move back to Hapoel 1.2 Time in Turkey 2 Honours 3 Notes 4 Trensfer

[edit] Playing career

[edit] Move back to Hapoel

As a youngster, Balili grew up supporting Hapoel Tel Aviv and was part of the youth system there before moving to Shimshon Tel Aviv in his teens. It wasn't long before he caught the eye of Hapoel scouts who saw Balili as a missed opportunity so the club purchased his contract after just one professional season. His breakout did not come until the Dror Kashtan era at Hapoel Tel Aviv^[1]. Instrumental in the clubs success in the UEFA Cup, Balili found himself featuring for the national team as well. After the 2002-03 season, Hapoel decided to cut wages and Pini left for Turkish club Istanbulspor^[2].

[edit] Time in Turkey

Financial troubles at Istanbulspor led to Balili being let go after just one season. Though he immediately signed with newly promoted Kayserispor. In 2006, Sivasspor applied for Turkish citizenship for Balili stating that he is a model citizen in Turkey and has full grasp of the Turkish language^[3].

A somewhat religious man, rumors were started that a league match between Sivasspor and Ankaraspor, was postponed during the 2006-07 on account of it coinciding with Yom Kippur. The Turkish Football Federation denied these claims.^[4] The story garnered some press coverage, namely because Israeli goalkeeper, Dudu Aouate claimed that he was willing to play on the Jewish day of atonement.

On 12 August 2007 Balili was viciously tackled by Trabzonspor's Egyptian defensive midfielder, Ayman Abdelaziz.^[5] Allegedly, Ayman swore at Balili in Arabic before the tackle and it caused the Sivasspor players to fight with the Trabzonspor players. A spectator then jumped onto the pitch and threw punches.^[6] Sivasspor players responded and after that

[edit] Honours

• Israeli Premier League (1):
  • 1999-00

• Israel State Cup (2):
  • 1999, 2000

• Toto Cup (1):
  • 2001-02

• Süper Lig:
  • Runner-up: 2008-09

[edit] Notes

[edit] Trensfer

Afether Beitar Shimchon Tel Aviv- Hapoel Tel Aviv et a Ligua Turquie.. wat club for Balili -Paris.S.G.( France ) -Malaga ( Sfarad ) -Fc Debresse ( Hongery ) -Glagow Rengers ( Ecosse )