Mordechai Haim
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mordechai "Moti" Haim | ||
| Date of birth | 1954 (age 69–70) | ||
| Place of birth | Israel | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Maccabi Jaffa | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Maccabi Jaffa | |||
| Maccabi Los Angeles[1] | |||
| Maccabi Jaffa | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Mordechai"Moti"Haimis a former Israeli footballer, musician and actor who played forMaccabi JaffaandMaccabee Los Angeles.[2]
Early life
[edit]Haim was born in 1954. He grew up onJerusalem BoulevardinJaffa, Israel.He started playing forMaccabi Jaffa's youth team at the age of 10.[3]
Career
[edit]Haim started playing for Maccabi Jaffa's senior team and became a regular player. Highlights of his career include playing in theUEFA Intertoto Cupin 1977.[3]
He completed military service with theIsrael Defense Forces,where he was adrummerin an IDF band. He later joined the famous'Tzadikov Choir'as a drummer, performing alongsideOshik Levi.[3]After this, Haim moved toMaccabee Los Angeles,which was at that time a semi-professional team. After two years in LA, he returned to Israel and again played forMaccabi Jaffa.[3]
Haim relocated to the United States permanently in 1980.[4]
Haim was a member of a band, Rockinhaim, with his wife Donna and their three daughters. Their three daughters went on to form the bandHaim.The couple later went into real estate together in Los Angeles.[5]
In 2021, he made his acting debut inPaul Thomas Anderson'sLicorice Pizza,where he played the father of Alana, played by his own daughterAlana Haim.[6]
Honours
[edit]- Israeli Premier League-Runner-up:1976-1977
Filmography
[edit]| Title | Year | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Licorice Pizza | 2021 | Moti |
Personal life
[edit]He is the father ofEste Haim(b. 1986),Danielle Haim(b. 1989), andAlana Haim(b. 1991), who went on to form the Los Angeles-based pop rock bandHaim.[7]His maternal family is ofBulgarian-Jewishdescent.[8]
References
[edit]- ^http://www.nrg.co.il/online/47/ART2/438/762.html[bare URL]
- ^LAMONT, TOM (22 September 2013)."Haim: 'Dad would be like, Let's go and jam in the living room'".The Guardian.
- ^abcd"חיים שכאלה".NRG מעריב.Retrieved2022-01-07.
- ^"HAIM - The Under the Radar Cover Story".www.undertheradarmag.com.
- ^Chelin, Pamela (9 December 2013)."Meet Donna Haim, the Mother of Haim!".
- ^Licorice Pizza (2021) - IMDb,retrieved2022-01-07
- ^PAUL, LESTER (14 February 2013)."Haim - the three sisters who are this year's pop sensation"– via The Jewish Chronicle.
- ^"The Haim Sisters on Their Crazy Year, Sexism in Music, and Why Women Should Dress Women".W Magazine.
- 1954 births
- Living people
- Israeli Jews
- Israeli men's footballers
- Maccabi Jaffa F.C. players
- Liga Leumit players
- Israeli people of Bulgarian-Jewish descent
- Israeli expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States
- Israeli expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Haim (band) members