Itzhak Drucker (; born June 3, 1947) is a former

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defender, who played for

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between 1966 and 1970. He took part in the

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Biography

Drucker was born in

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, but his parents immigrated to Israel in 1948. Aged eight, Drucker started his career with

Hapoel Petah Tikva Hapoel Petah Tikva F.C. () is an Israeli professional football club based in the city of Petah Tikva, currently playing in Israeli Premier League. Its most successful period was throughout the 1950s and 1960s, in which the club won six League C ...

's junior club, and aged 17 he became as a player at the senior team. After six seasons at the club he left and moved to

Shimshon Tel Aviv F.C. Shimshon Tel Aviv F.C. (, ''Moadon Kaduregel Shimshon Tel Aviv'') is an Israeli Football (soccer), football club based in Tel Aviv. In 2000 it merged with Beitar Tel Aviv F.C., Beitar Tel Aviv to create Beitar Shimshon Tel Aviv F.C., Beitar Shim ...

There he played for three years, then he played for Maccabi Petah Tikva F.C. for five years and then he became a member of

Hapoel Kfar Saba F.C. Hapoel Kfar Saba F.C. (, ''Moadon Kaduregel Hapoel Kfar Saba'') is an Israeli association football, football club based in Kfar Saba. The club competes in the Liga Leumit and plays home matches at Levita Stadium. History The club was establishe ...

for a season.

International career

Drucker made his international debut for

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in 1966. However, following his major score during that season,

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, Israel's senior team manager, decided to add him into the senior squad. He took part in international games (1968 Summer Olympics and

1968 AFC Asian Cup The 1968 AFC Asian Cup was the 4th edition of the men's AFC Asian Cup, a quadrennial international football tournament organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). The finals were held in Iran between 10 and 19 May 1968, with five teams ...

,The persian market in Tehran
Asher Goldberg, m-pt.co.il ), but he did not take part in the

1970 FIFA World Cup The 1970 FIFA World Cup was the 9th edition of the FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international Association football, football championship for List of men's national association football teams, men's senior national teams. Held from 31 May to ...

. Drucker made 18 appearances for the

since 1968 until he was expelled in 1970.

References

External links

Profile of Itzhak Drucker on Hapoel Petah Tikva website
1947 births Living people Israeli men's footballers Hapoel Petah Tikva F.C. players Israeli Premier League players German emigrants to Israel 1968 AFC Asian Cup players Footballers at the 1968 Summer Olympics Olympic footballers for Israel Men's association football defenders 20th-century Israeli sportsmen {{Israel-footy-defender-stub