{{Short description|Israeli footballer}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Shay Aharon<br>שי אהרון | image = <!-- Deleted image removed: 200px --> | fullname = Shay Aharon | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1978|10|12}} | birth_place = Jerusalem, Israel | currentclub = Hapoel Jerusalem | clubnumber = | position = Striker | youthyears1 = 1990–1994 | youthclubs1 = Hapoel Jerusalem | years1 = 1994–2010 | years2 = 1996–1997 | years3 = 2000 | years4 = 2005–2006 | years5 = 2010–2015 | clubs1 = Hapoel Jerusalem | clubs2 = → Maccabi Petah Tikva (loan) | clubs3 = → Hakoah Ramat Gan (loan) | clubs4 = → Hapoel Ashkelon (loan) | clubs5 = Hapoel Katamon Jerusalem | caps1 = 219 | caps2 = 22 | caps3 = | caps4 = | caps5 = 72 | goals1 = 114 | goals2 = 0 | goals3 = | goals4 = | goals5 = 55 | nationalyears1 = 1998 | nationalteam1 = Israel U21 | nationalcaps1 = 4 | nationalgoals1 = 2 | manageryears1 = 2010 | managerclubs1 = Hapoel Jerusalem (player-manager) | manageryears2 = 2014–2020 | managerclubs2 = Hapoel Katamon Jerusalem (general manager) | manageryears3 = 2020– | managerclubs3 = Hapoel Jerusalem (general manager)<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://football.org.il/Clubs/Pages/PositionMemberDetails.aspx?MEMBER_ID=13331 |title=The Israel Football Association |access-date=2016-02-19 |archive-date=2017-07-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170702053410/http://football.org.il/Clubs/Pages/PositionMemberDetails.aspx?MEMBER_ID=13331 |url-status=dead }}</ref> | pcupdate = }} '''Shay Aharon''' ({{langx|he|שי אהרון}}; born 12 October 1978) is a retired Israeli footballer who is most known for playing with Hapoel Jerusalem and Hapoel Katamon Jerusalem. Aharon is the professional manager of Hapoel Jerusalem.
==Career== At the age of 19, Aharon made his debut for the senior side of Hapoel Jerusalem. From there on he became one of the most important players for the club as he was the main goalscorer for Hapoel. He is regarded as an icon in Hapoel Jerusalem.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20091102093359/http://www.nrg.co.il/online/54/ART1/959/959.html Mekor Rishon]</ref>
On 3 May 2010 he was appointed as the manager of Hapoel while still an active player in the club.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.ynet.co.il/articles/0,7340,L-3884384,00.html|title = מעשית: הפועל ירושלים ירדה לליגה א'|newspaper = Ynet|date = 3 May 2010|last1 = דור|first1 = איזי עין}}</ref> Later that month he decided to leave the club after he had enough of the way the club was operating.
On June 21, 2010, Aharon joined the fan-owned football club Hapoel Katamon Jerusalem. He played there for five seasons and scored 56 goals.
On June 26, 2014, Aharon retired from the game and became the general manager of Katamon.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.jerusalemnet.co.il/article/47290|title = מלך השערים של הפועל קטמון פורש}}</ref> On May 1, 2015, Aharon came back to play his last game in which he scored a goal and celebrated the club's second promotion to the Liga Leumit.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.one.co.il/Article/15-16/1,0,3133,0/250294.html?ref=hp|title = נפרדנו כך: משחק פרישה משוגע לשי אהרון מקטמון|date = May 2015}}</ref>
==Honours== *'''Liga Artzit (2):''' **2001-02, 2007-08 *'''Liga Artzit - 2007-08 Top Goalscorer (13 goals)''' *'''Liga Bet (1):''' **2010-11 *'''Liga Alef (1):''' **2012-13
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *{{IFA national player|id=13331}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Aharon, Shay}} Category:1978 births Category:Living people Category:Israeli men's footballers Category:Footballers from Jerusalem Category:Hapoel Jerusalem F.C. players Category:Maccabi Petah Tikva F.C. players Category:Hakoah Maccabi Ramat Gan F.C. players Category:Hapoel Ironi Ashkelon F.C. players Category:Hapoel Katamon Jerusalem F.C. players Category:Liga Leumit players Category:Israeli people of Yemeni-Jewish descent Category:Men's association football forwards
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