Moshe (Mosta) Poliakov () was an Israeli

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and

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, one of the founders of

Hapoel Tel Aviv Hapoel Tel Aviv () is a sports club in Israel, founded in the 1920s, and part of the Hapoel association. It runs several sports clubs and teams in Tel Aviv which have competed in a variety of sports over the years, such as football, basketball, w ...

and the first

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of the club, and one of the most decorated coaches in Israeli football.

Biography

Poliakov was born in

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in 1910, and

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in 1922 with his family. At the age of only 14, he was one of the founders of the

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"Allenby Team", together with his brother, Shlomo Poliakov. This team joined forces with the

team in 1927, and Poliakov was the first captain of the united team. He played in the team as a defender together with his brother, and scored 5 goals in 42 appearances in the recorded games. In 1928 Hapoel Tel Aviv won the first cup of the Land of Israel, The People's Cup. In 1934 Poliakov retired from active playing and began managing Hapoel Tel Aviv. Under his guidance, the team won five championships and four Israel Cups while completing two doubles. Poliakov coached the "Hapoel team" on their trip to the United States in 1947, and the " IDF team" on a tour of

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in 1952. In the following years he coached Hapoel Petah Tikva,

Hapoel Kfar Saba Hapoel Kfar Saba F.C. (, ''Moadon Kaduregel Hapoel Kfar Saba'') is an Israeli football club based in Kfar Saba. The club competes in the Liga Leumit and plays home matches at Levita Stadium. History The club was established in 1928. In 1951– ...

Hapoel Jerusalem Hapoel Jerusalem is a sport organization in Jerusalem as a local branch of the Hapoel movement. The branch was established in the 1920s and represents the city in more sports than any other sport organization in Jerusalem. Today, the club's lead ...

and

Hapoel Holon Hapoel Holon Basketball Club (), is a professional basketball club based in Holon, Israel. The team plays in the Israeli Basketball Premier League (the top tier of Israeli basketball), and internationally in the Basketball Champions League. The ...

. Concurrently with his football career, Poliakov worked in the surveying department of Ma'atz starting in 1929. Poliakov died on 3 March 1975 from a heart attack at his home in

and left behind a wife. His nephew, the son of Shlomo Poliakov, was the actor Yisrael (Poly) Poliakov.

Honours

As a Hapoel Tel Aviv player * State Cups (1): 1928 As manager of Hapoel Tel Aviv *

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(5): 1933/1934, 1934/1935,

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, 1943/1944 * State Cups (4): 1934, 1937, 1938, 1939

External links

Moshe Poliakov
Hapoel Wiki

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Poliakov, Moshe 1910 births 1975 deaths Jews from the Russian Empire Soviet emigrants to Mandatory Palestine Mandatory Palestine men's footballers Jewish Israeli sportspeople Israeli men's footballers Hapoel Tel Aviv F.C. players Hapoel Tel Aviv F.C. managers Hapoel Petah Tikva F.C. managers Hapoel Kfar Saba F.C. managers Hapoel Jerusalem F.C. managers Hapoel Holon F.C. managers Israeli football managers 20th-century Israeli sportsmen Men's association football central defenders