Baruch Hassan (; born 1959), is a former

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i footballer who played in

Maccabi Netanya Maccabi Netanya F.C. () is an Israeli professional football club based in Netanya. Established in 1934, the club was a founding member of the Israeli League in 1949. After winning their first championship in 1971, the club's golden period last ...

and Beitar Netanya. He is of a Tunisian-Jewish origin.

Career

Hassan was born to a family of Tunisian immigrants who settled in Netanya, and grew up in the youth team of Maccabi Netanya. He made his debut in the senior team's uniform in

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, and quickly became a key player in the team. In the 1979/1980 and 1982/1983 seasons, he was one of the pillars of these championships that Maccabi Netanya won, and in addition he won the 1977/1978 State Cup with the team (which completed a historic double). Hassan appeared in a total of 221 matches for Maccabi Netanya, scoring 3 goals for them, as he played for 12 seasons in the team's uniform and in

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he was loaned for two years to the Beitar Netanya team, where he played for the next 2 seasons, after which he retired from active football.

Honours

Israeli Premier League The Israeli Premier League (, Ligat HaAl, ) is a professional association football league in Israel and the highest level of the Israeli football league system. The league is contested by 14 clubs, and operates on a system of promotion and rele ...

(2): **1979-80, 1982–83 * League Cup (2): **1982–83, 1983–84 *

Israeli Supercup The Israel Super Cup, also known as the Champion of Champions (, Aluf HaAlufim), is an Israeli association football club competition played as a single match between the winner of the latest Israeli top league champions and the winner of the late ...

(2): **1980, 1983 *

UEFA Intertoto Cup The UEFA Intertoto Cup (from , "between" and , " betting pool"),Most precisely, from ( football pool); cf. originally called the International Football Cup, was a summer football competition between European clubs. The competition was dis ...

(3): **

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1984 Events January * January 1 – The Bornean Sultanate of Brunei gains full independence from the United Kingdom, having become a British protectorate in 1888. * January 7 – Brunei becomes the sixth member of the Association of Southeas ...

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hassan, Baruch 1959 births Living people Jewish Israeli sportspeople Israeli men's footballers Maccabi Netanya F.C. players Israeli people of Tunisian-Jewish descent Men's association football defenders 20th-century Israeli sportsmen