Mourning in Israeli soccer: National player Gadi Kinda has died at the age of 31. He is said to have suffered from a serious illness.
Israeli national player Gadi Kinda has died at the age of 31. The Israel Football Association announced the death of the midfielder. “Israeli football has lost not only a talented player today, but also a beloved and valued person,” the association said in a post on X.
Israeli media reported that Kinda had been suffering from a serious illness. He had recently been treated in a hospital, according to the news site Ynet. The nature of his illness was not known. Kinda was married and had two daughters, the Ynet report added.
Born in Ethiopia
Kinda was born in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa to Jewish parents. As a child, he immigrated to Israel with his family. He played for FC Ashdod and Beitar Jerusalem, moved to Sporting Kansas City in the US and was most recently under contract with Maccabi Haifa. He made ten appearances for Israel’s national team.
The chairman of the Israeli Football Association, Moshe Zuaretz, expressed his dismay: “The mind refuses to comprehend, the heart aches and the eyes fill with tears at the news of the passing of our dear Gadi Kinda,” the association said in a statement. The Maccabi Haifa club from the northern Israeli port city expressed its condolences to Kinda’s family.
