Zvi Fuchs (Hebrew: צבי פוקס; 12 April 1917 – 10 March 1999) was an Israeli footballer who played as a midfielder.

Zvi Fuchs
Fuchs with Maccabi Tel Aviv in 1939
Personal information
Date of birth (1917-04-12)12 April 1917
Place of birth Poland
Date of death 10 March 1999(1999-03-10) (aged 81)
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1936–1942 Maccabi Tel Aviv 17 (1)
1943–1950 Beitar Tel Aviv
International career
1940 Mandatory Palestine 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Early life

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Fuchs was born in Poland on 12 April 1917, and immigrated with his family to Mandatory Palestine in 1920.[1]

Club career

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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.[2]

International career

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Fuchs represented Mandatory Palestine at international level in their last international match against Lebanon in 1940;[3][4] it was his only international cap.[5]

References

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  1. ^ Goldberg, Asher; Dvorin, Danny (2008). מכבי תל אביב 102 שנים ראשונות [Maccabi Tel Aviv First 102 Years] (in Hebrew). Israel: הוצאת מדיה 41 בע"מ.
  2. ^ Shohat, Elisha (2006). 100 שנות כדורגל: 1906–2006 [100 Years of Football: 1906–2006] (in Hebrew). Hod Hasharon. pp. 84–85.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  3. ^ "Lebanon outclassed by Palestine selected". The Palestine Post. 30 April 1940. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
  4. ^ Cazal, Jean-Michel; Bleicher, Yaniv. "British Mandate of Palestine Official Games 1934–1948". RSSSF. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
  5. ^ Cazal, Jean-Michel; Bleicher, Yaniv. "Israel National Team - Appearances and Goalscoring". RSSSF. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
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