Patricio Sayegh ( he, פטריסיו סייג; born 28 December 1967) 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 ...
er who was part of the
1988–89 championship squad at
Maccabi Haifa.
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 for Israel paid for travel and some living expenses for new immigrants.
[ Sayegh was brought in under these circumstances, along with Fabian Grimberg and Fabian Lagman.][
]
References
External links
Profile and short biography of Patricio Sayegh on Maccabi Haifa's official website
Patricio Sayegh
at BDFA.com.ar
1967 births
Living people
Argentine Jews
Jewish Argentine sportspeople
Jewish footballers
Argentine footballers
San Lorenzo de Almagro footballers
Argentine emigrants to Israel
Israeli footballers
Maccabi Haifa F.C. players
Hapoel Haifa F.C. players
Maccabi Daliyat al-Karmel F.C. players
Hapoel Tirat HaCarmel F.C. players
Liga Leumit players
Israeli people of Argentine-Jewish descent
Sportspeople of Argentine descent
Maccabi Ironi Kiryat Ata F.C. managers
Beitar Tel Aviv Bat Yam F.C. managers
Hapoel Ramat Gan F.C. managers
Maccabi Herzliya F.C. managers
Association football forwards
Argentine football managers
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