Avraham Menchel
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Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 12 December 1935 | ||
Place of birth | Chernivtsi, Kingdom of Romania | ||
Date of death | 24 November 2023 | (aged 87)||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1952–1965 | Maccabi Haifa | 225 | (64) |
International career | |||
1959–1963 | Israel | 30 | (7) |
Managerial career | |||
1965–1969 | Maccabi Haifa | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Avraham Menchel (Hebrew: אברהם מנצ'ל; 12 December 1935 – 24 November 2023) was an Israeli footballer. He is best known for his years at Maccabi Haifa where he started his football career as well as his managerial career. Menchel is widely regarded as one of the best Haifa players to ever don the green shirt. He died on 24 November 2023, at the age of 87.[1]
Career statistics
[edit]- Scores and results list Israel's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Menchel goal.
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 12 December 1959 | Maharaja College Stadium, Kochi, India | ![]() | 1–1 | 1960 AFC Asian Cup qualification | |
2 | 17 December 1959 | Maharaja College Stadium, Kochi, India | ![]() | 2–2 | 1960 AFC Asian Cup qualification | |
3 | 6 March 1960 | Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan, Israel | ![]() | 2–1 | 1960 Summer Olympics qual. | |
4 | 22 May 1960 | Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan, Israel | ![]() | 4–0 | Friendly | |
5 | 19 October 1960 | Hyochang Stadium, Seoul, Korea Republic | ![]() | 5–1 | 1960 AFC Asian Cup | |
6 | 3 October 1962 | Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan, Israel | ![]() | 3–0 | Friendly | |
7 | 17 October 1962 | Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan, Israel | ![]() | 1–1 | Friendly |