Personal Life
In 1982 Ohana's girlfriend, Sarit Shwartz, was in a fatal car accident. While spending most of his time with her at the hospital, his play on the pitch began to suffer, leading some to believe his career was coming to an end. Sarit's death drove Ohana into depression and social seclusion. He garnered emotional support from his brother Yossi and Beitar's owner, Moshe Dadash, who had a close relationship with Ohana.
Ohana is known to be private and protective of his family and personal life. When a reporter wrote that Ohana's father fought with someone who insulted Eli, Ohana reportedly responded: "I don't care about the crap you write about me, but leave my family alone".
In December 1991 Ohana married the model Ronit Ben Basat, with whom he has his only child, his son Tom (despite the fact that he himself considers the daughter of Ronit from her previous marriage as his own). In 2004 they decided to live separately without filing for divorce.
Some of his friends are well-known politicians from the Likud (Benjamin Netanyahu, Reuven Rivlin), and he has also attended the Bar Mitzva celebrations of the son of the of the Likud party leader in Jerusalem.
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