David Schweitzer
Appearance
![]() Schweitzer in 1969 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 18 July 1925 | ||
Place of birth | Tel Aviv, Mandatory Palestine | ||
Date of death | 17 August 1997 | (aged 72)||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Hapoel Tel Aviv | |||
Hapoel Haifa | |||
Hapoel Kiryat Haim | |||
International career | |||
1949–1954 | Israel | 6 | (0) |
Managerial career | |||
1973–1977 | Israel | ||
1992 | Maccabi Jaffa | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
David Schweitzer (18 July 1925 – 17 August 1997) was an Israeli football player and manager who was active at both professional and international levels.
Career
[edit]Playing career
[edit]Schweitzer started his athletic career as a basketball player with Hapoel Tel Aviv, before switching to football.[1] During his time with Hapoel Haifa, Schweitzer took coaching courses and served as the youth team coach,[2] and transferred to Hapoel Kiryat Haim, where he acted as player-coach.[3]
Schweitzer made six appearances for the Israel national team between 1949 and 1954.[4]
Coaching career
[edit]Schweitzer managed the Israel national team between 1973 and 1977.[citation needed]
He also managed club side Maccabi Jaffa in 1992.[5][6]
References
[edit]- ^ 17.08.1997: David Schweitzer, Sharp-Tongued "Mr. Football" Died Lita Levin, 18 August 2011, haaretz.co.il (in Hebrew)
- ^ Hapoel Haifa Youth are State Champions Davar, 8 July 1956, Historical Jewish Press (in Hebrew)
- ^ Schweitzer's Black Opening Ma'ariv, 16 October 1986, Historical Jewish Press (in Hebrew)
- ^ "Israel National Team - Appearances and Goalscoring". RSSSF. Retrieved 17 December 2009.
- ^ "1 מכבי יפו (1) | חדשות | 15 מרץ 1992 | אוסף העיתונות | הספרייה הלאומית". www.nli.org.il.
- ^ Baruch Furman (2020). Haydeh Bi Haydeh bo, The rise, fall and re-establishment of Maccabi Jaffa. Tel-Aviv: Tirosh publishing house. p. 145.
External links
[edit]- David Schweitzer – Israel Football Association national team player details
- David Schweitzer at National-Football-Teams.com
- David Schweitzer at WorldFootball.net
Categories:
- 1925 births
- 1997 deaths
- Israeli men's footballers
- Israel men's international footballers
- Israeli football managers
- Israel national football team managers
- Footballers from Tel Aviv
- Hapoel Tel Aviv F.C. players
- Hapoel Haifa F.C. players
- Men's association football midfielders
- Hapoel Tel Aviv F.C. managers
- Maccabi Jaffa F.C. managers
- Israeli football biography stubs