Tzahi Biton

Infobox Football biography
playername = Tzahi Biton
צחי ביטון


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countryofbirth = Israel
dateofdeath = Death date|2007|09|16
cityofdeath = Phuket
countryofdeath = Thailand
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position = Midfielder
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years = 2001-2005
clubs = Beitar Kfar Yona
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Tzahi Biton ( _he. צחי ביטון) was a retired Israeli football (soccer)player who died on One-Two-GO Airlines Flight 269. As a midfielder, he played for Beitar Kfar Yona. He married the daughter of the club's equipment manager, Hofit. [cite news |first=Evyatar |last=Lang |authorlink= |author= |coauthors= |title=אסון המטוס: צחי ביטון מבית"ר כפר יונה נעדר |url=http://www.sport5.co.il/articles.aspx?FolderID=64&docID=25451&lang=HE |format= |work= |publisher=Sport5 |id= |pages= |page= |date=2007-09-17 |accessdate=2007-09-23 |language=Hebrew |quote= |archiveurl= |archivedate= ]

Career

After four seasons, Biton decided to quit football and concentrate on his studies and becoming more religious. Moshe Glam, who played with him in Kfar Yona, described Biton as being a shy person who needed to be more aggressive on the field. [Harvard reference
last=Naim
first=Avi
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title=צחי ביטון, שנהרג בהתרסקות בפוקט, שיחק בעירוני כפר יונה
newspaper=Yedioth Ahronoth
volume=24621
issue=
date=September 19, 2007
year=2007
month=September
page=2
url= ]

Death

Biton was on his honeymoon in Thailand when he boarded a flight with his wife, Hofit and their friends Adi Naim and Rotem Naori. After their bodies were identified, they were flown back to Israel where they were laid to rest next to their friends, Adi and Rotem. [cite news |first=Ra'anan |last=Ben-Zur |authorlink= |author= |coauthors= |title=הובאו למנוחות צחי ביטון וחופית אליה שנהרגו באסון המטוס בתאילנד |url=http://www.ynet.co.il/articles/0,7340,L-3452040,00.html |format= |work= |publisher=Yedioth Ahronoth |id= |pages= |page= |date=2007-09-21 |accessdate=2007-09-23 |language=Hebrew |quote= |archiveurl= |archivedate= ]

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