Fabian Gustavo Lagman ( he, פביאן גוסטבו לגמן) is an
Argentine
Argentines (mistakenly translated Argentineans in the past; in Spanish (masculine) or (feminine)) are people identified with the country of Argentina. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Argentines, s ...
former professional
association football
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who primarily use their feet to propel the ball around a rectangular field called a pitch. The objective of the game is ...
player who was part of the
1988–89 championship squad at
Maccabi Haifa. His son, Gaston, is now a professional footballer in Argentina.
Biography
Playing career
In 1988, Maccabi Haifa decided to bring in
Jewish players from Argentina since they would qualify as immigrants and not as transfers.
The
Jewish Agency
The Jewish Agency for Israel ( he, הסוכנות היהודית לארץ ישראל, translit=HaSochnut HaYehudit L'Eretz Yisra'el) formerly known as The Jewish Agency for Palestine, is the largest Jewish non-profit organization in the world. ...
paid for all travel and even some living expenses for new immigrants, saving the club money.
[ Lagman was brought in under these circumstances, along with Fabian Grimberg and ]Patricio Sayegh
Patricio Sayegh ( he, פטריסיו סייג; born 28 December 1967) is an Argentine former professional association football
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 p ...
.[
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References
External links
Profile and short biography of Fabian Lagman on Maccabi Haifa's official website
Fabian Lagman
at BDFA.com.ar
1962 births
Living people
Argentine Jews
Jewish Argentine sportspeople
Argentine footballers
Club Atlético Atlanta footballers
Club Almagro players
Argentine emigrants to Israel
Israeli footballers
Maccabi Haifa F.C. players
Hapoel Tirat HaCarmel F.C. players
Israeli people of Argentine-Jewish descent
Sportspeople of Argentine descent
Association football midfielders
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