Franz "Peri" Neufeld (; 1 July 1913 – 17 January 1982), also known as Kfir Neufeld (), was an Israeli

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who played as a

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. At club level, he played for

Tersana Tersana Sporting Club () is an Egyptian sports club based in Meet Okba, Giza, Egypt. It is best known for its professional football team, which plays in the Egyptian Second Division, the second-highest tier in the Egyptian football league syste ...

in Egypt, and

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and Hakoah Tel Aviv in Israel. He also represented the Mandatory Palestine national team in 1938.

International career

Neufeld played for Mandatory Palestine at the

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games against Greece. He featured in both matches, scoring a goal in the home game on 22 January 1938. The two games were his only international caps.

References

External links

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