Zvi Studinski (; born 16 February 1927), was an Israeli footballer, who played for

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and for

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Career

Studinski was born in

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in 1927 and immigrated with his family to

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after the rise of the

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. He joined

's youth team in 1943 and moved to the senior team in 1945. With the senior team, Studinski won 5 league championships and 4

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, including scoring goals in the

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and

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cup finals. Studinski retired from football in 1957. Studinski played five

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-recognized matches for the

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, between 1949 and 1954, including taking part in Israel's first great victory, a 5–1 thrashing of

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, in which he played as

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and assisted one goal before being substituted in the second half, as well as playing in other 4 non FIFA recognized matches, scoring one goal in the 3–3 draw against a Cypriot XI on 23 July 1949.A Draw in the Final Ten Minutes
Al HaMishmar, 24 July 1949, Historical Jewish Press

Honours

* League Championship (5): ** 1946–47, 1949–50, 1951–52, 1953–54, 1955–56 *

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(4): **

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1947 Palestine Cup The 1947 Palestine Cup (, ''HaGvia HaEretz-Israeli'') was the fifteenth season of Israeli Football Association's nationwide football cup competition, and the last competed before the declaration of independence of Israel. The competition reverted ...

External links

Studinski, Zvi, National Team
IFA
Zvi Studinski
Maccabi Tel Aviv

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Studinski, Zvi 1927 births 2012 deaths Israeli men's footballers Maccabi Tel Aviv F.C. players Footballers from Berlin Men's association football forwards Burials at Yarkon Cemetery Jewish emigrants from Nazi Germany to Mandatory Palestine 20th-century Israeli sportsmen