David Schweitzer

Israeli footballer and manager (1925–1997)

For the British composer, see David Schweitzer (composer). For the American theatre director, see David Schweizer.

David Schweitzer

Schweitzer in 1969

Personal information
Date of birth|  (1925-07-18)18 July 1925
Place of birth|  Tel Aviv, Mandatory Palestine
Date of death|  17 August 1997(1997-08-17) (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

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### Playing career

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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

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Schweitzer managed the Israel national team between 1973 and 1977.[citation needed]

He also managed club side Maccabi Jaffa in 1992.[5][6]

## References

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1. ^ 17.08.1997: David Schweitzer, Sharp-Tongued "Mr. Football" Died Lita Levin, 18 August 2011, haaretz.co.il (in Hebrew)
2. ^ Hapoel Haifa Youth are State Champions Davar, 8 July 1956, Historical Jewish Press (in Hebrew)
3. ^ Schweitzer's Black Opening Ma'ariv, 16 October 1986, Historical Jewish Press (in Hebrew)
4. ^ "Israel National Team - Appearances and Goalscoring". RSSSF. Retrieved 17 December 2009.
5. ^ "⁨1 מכבי יפו (1)⁩ | ⁨חדשות⁩ | 15 מרץ 1992 | אוסף העיתונות | הספרייה הלאומית". www.nli.org.il.
6. ^ 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

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* David Schweitzer – Israel Football Association national team player details
* David Schweitzer at National-Football-Teams.com
* David Schweitzer at WorldFootball.net

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Israel national football team – managers

* Ratner (1934)
* Pollak (1938)
* Baar (1940)
* Pollak (1948)
* Hess (1949)
* Székely (1950)
* Beit haLevi (1953–54)
* Gibbons (1956)
* Beit haLevi (1957)
* Varon (1958)
* Mándi (1959–63)
* Ainsley (1963–64)
* Merimovich (1964)
* Mándi (1964)
* Merimovich (1964–65)
* Ćirić (1965–68)
* Scheffer (1968–70)
* Schmilovich (1970–73)
* Schweitzer (1973–77)
* Scheffer (1978–79)
* Mansell (1980–81)
* Merimovich (1983–86)
* Mihić (1986–88)
* Grundman & Schneor (1988–92)
* Scharf (1992–99)
* Nielsen (2000–02)
* Grant (2002–06)
* Kashtan (2006–10)
* Ohanac (2010)
* Fernandez (2010–11)
* Guttman (2011–15)
* Hazanc (2016)
* Levy (2016–17)
* Hazanc (2018)
* Herzog (2018–20)
* Ruttensteiner (2020–22)
* Brumerc (2022)
* Hazan (2022–24)
* Ben Shimon (2024–)

c = caretaker

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Israel football squad – 1976 Summer Olympics

* 1 Vissoker
* 2 Lev
* 3 Oz
* 4 Bar
* 5 M. Schweitzer
* 6 Peretz
* 7 Shum
* 8 Leventhal
* 9 Turk
* 10 Damti
* 11 Nimni
* 12 Sorinov
* 13 Machnes
* 14 Cohen
* 15 Gal
* 16 Ben Tuvim
* 17 Ben Dor
* Coach: D. Schweitzer

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