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Israel Hajaj
'ישראל חג'ג

Personal information
Full name	Israel Hajaj
Date of birth	(1950-10-12) October 12, 1950
Place of birth	Netanya, Israel
Youth career
	Maccabi Netanya
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1970–1980	Maccabi Netanya
1980–1981	Maccabi Petah Tikva
1981–1983	Hapoel Kfar Saba
International career
1974–1976	Israel	4	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Israel Hajaj (Hebrew: 'ישראל חג'ג) is a retired Israeli footballer who is known for being the legendary captain of Maccabi Netanya in the late 1970s. He is of a Tunisian-Jewish descent.

Honours

National

• Israeli Premier League (5):
  • 1970–71, 1973–74, 1977–78, 1979–80, 1981–82
• State Cup (1):
  • 1978

International

• UEFA Intertoto Cup (2):
  • 1978, 1980