Amiya Taga

Football player infobox


playername = Amiya Taga
fullname =
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1985|02|1
cityofbirth =
countryofbirth = Flagicon|ETH Ethiopia
currentclub = Flagicon|ISR Maccabi Netanya
clubnumber =
position = Midfielder
youthyears =
youthclubs = Flagicon|ISR Maccabi Netanya
years = 2004–present
clubs = Maccabi Netanya
caps(goals) = 95 (9)
nationalyears = 2005-2007
nationalteam = Flagicon|ISR Israel U-21
nationalcaps(goals) = 7 (1)
pcupdate = 11 August, 2006
ntupdate = 11 October, 2006

Amiya Taga ( _he. אמייה טגה, born February 1, 1985) is an Israeli footballer of Ethiopian descent, currently plying his trade at Maccabi Netanya.

Amiya Taga was born in the Beta Israel community in Ethiopia and his family emigrated to Israel in 1991 during the Operation Solomon.

Taga grew up through the ranks at Netanya, he played throughout the youth system and currently turns out for the first team as well as the Israel national under-21 football team. He made his first team debut for them in 2004.

At the year 2007 Amiya Taga changed his name from Amir Taga to his present name, a name that was given to him as a child and was re-named during the years. "Amiya" in the Amharic language means "a child".

Personal life

Amiya attended the ORT boarding school in Netanya where he was discovered by scouts of the local side [ [http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/774036.html The tragic glory of Amir Tega] . Ha'aretz. (Retrieved on 2006-10-28).] . On August 11, 2006 Amiya's younger brother, Avi, was found dead by his oldest brother and the Israeli Police in Qiryat Eqron. Avi Taga had been missing from home since Wednesday, August 9. Club officials went to visit the player at his family residence to console him during the traditional Jewish mourning period [he icon [http://www.sport5.co.il/Articles/Article.64.9347.html Amir Taga's little brother found dead. Sport5.co.il] ] .

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