Rehavia Rosenbaum (; born 29 April 1934) is a former Israeli

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and coach, mainly identified with

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 ...

Playing career

Rosenbaum began playing football at the age of 13 for the Gadna Yehuda youth team. Two years later, he joined

's youth team, which won the league championship in 1951. In 1951, he was promoted to the senior team of the club. He scored his first goal for the team against

Maccabi Rishon LeZion Maccabi Rishon LeZion is a sport club in Rishon LeZion, Israel. The professional teams associated with it include: *Maccabi Rishon LeZion (basketball) *Maccabi Rishon LeZion (handball) * Maccabi Rishon LeZion (badminton) There was also a footb ...

on 5 January 1952. During his time at Hapoel Tel Aviv, the club won their first championship since the

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, in 1957. In the 1957 season, Rosenbaum scored 9 goals, including two in a

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against

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, which was won 4-2 by Hapoel. In 1961, he was part of the team that won the

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, beating then-champions

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 ...

in the final. On 12 October 1962, Rosenbaum served as the team captain in a match against

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. The match was the first match ever played in the

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. He also served as captain in the official inaugural match of the studio on 2 December 1962, against

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side

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. Rosenbaum retired from playing football in 1965, having scored 78 league goals during his tenure, the fourth greatest number of league goals ever scored by a Hapoel Tel Aviv player.

Israel National Team

On 8 November 1953, while only 19 years old, Rosenbaum made his debut for the Israel national team, in a match against

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, during the

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. Rosenbaum further competed in the

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, recording a total of 18 appearances for his national team, the last being a friendly against

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on 25 November 1962.

Coaching career

Rosenbaum was appointed coach of the Hapoel Tel Aviv youth team in 1965, and subsequently led it to the youth championship, with the young football player Ronnie Calderon starring the team under his coaching. After two years in the youth team, Rosenbaum was appointed head coach of Hapoel Tel Aviv. In his first season as head coach of the senior team, he led the senior team to the championship as well, with Calderon, Shiye Feigenbaum, Yehezkel Chazom and George Borba starring the team. In his second season as coach of the team they reached the

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final, finishing second in the tournament. After two years as head coach of Hapoel Tel Aviv, Rosenbaum left his position and coached various teams, including

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– ...

, which won a game 4–0 against Hapoel Tel Aviv under his coaching, and then

, from which he was fired in 1973 when the team was in danger of relegation, eight rounds from the end of the season. In 1976 he returned to Hapoel Tel Aviv and coached another season, which ended disappointingly as the team finished tenth. Afterward Rosenbaum managed the Hapoel Tel Aviv youth team for many years.

References

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