Zvi Fuchs (; 12 April 1917 – 10 March 1999) was an Israeli
footballer
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who played as a
midfielder
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.
Early life
Fuchs was born in Poland on 12 April 1917, and immigrated with his family to
Mandatory Palestine
Mandatory Palestine was a British Empire, British geopolitical entity that existed between 1920 and 1948 in the Palestine (region), region of Palestine, and after 1922, under the terms of the League of Nations's Mandate for Palestine.
After ...
in 1920.
Club career
In the
1935–36 season, Fuchs made his senior debut for
Maccabi Tel Aviv aged 19. On 5 March 1938, Fuchs scored his first goal in the
Palestine Cup, in the quarterfinals against
Maccabi Nes Tziona, helping his side win 3–1.
International career
Fuchs represented
Mandatory Palestine
Mandatory Palestine was a British Empire, British geopolitical entity that existed between 1920 and 1948 in the Palestine (region), region of Palestine, and after 1922, under the terms of the League of Nations's Mandate for Palestine.
After ...
at international level in their
last international match against
Lebanon
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in 1940;
it was his only international cap.
References
External links
Zvi Fuchsat maccabipedia.co.il
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1917 births
1999 deaths
Israeli men's footballers
Polish emigrants to Mandatory Palestine
Jewish Polish sportspeople
Jewish Israeli sportspeople
Maccabi Tel Aviv F.C. players
Beitar Tel Aviv F.C. players
Men's association football midfielders
Mandatory Palestine men's footballers
Mandatory Palestine men's international footballers
20th-century Israeli sportsmen
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