Herzl Fritzner

Israeli footballer and manager

Herzl Fritzner

Herzl Fritzner

Personal information
Full name|  Herzl Heinz Fritzner
Date of birth|  (1919-11-21)21 November 1919
Place of birth|  Kiev, Ukraine
Date of death|  16 March 2007(2007-03-16) (aged 87)
Place of death|  Israel
Position(s)|  Forward
Youth career
1932–1934|  Maccabi Düsseldorf
Senior career*
Years|  Team|  Apps|  (Gls)
1934–35|  Hermes DVS|  |
1939–1940|  Maccabi Rehovot|  |
1940–41|  Sarona Police|  |
1941–1946|  Maccabi Tel Aviv|  |
1946–1947|  Hapoel Ramat Gan|  |
1947–1953|  Hapoel Tel Aviv|  |
1953–1959|  Hapoel Ramat Gan|  |
Managerial career
1959|  Maccabi Ramat Amidar
1960–61|  Hapoel Ramat Gan
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Herzl Fritzner (Hebrew: הרצל פריצנר) was an Israeli footballer and manager, who played for Maccabi Rehovot, Maccabi Tel Aviv, Hapoel Tel Aviv and Hapoel Ramat Gan[1] and coached Maccabi Ramat Amidar and Hapoel Ramat Gan.

## Biography

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Fritzner was born in Kiev in 1919 and moved with his family to the Netherlands when he was 5. As a teenager, Fritzner was sent to a boarding school in Düsseldorf, where he played for the local Maccabi club.[1] In 1935, Fritzner immigrated to Palestine on his own, with the Youth Aliyah organization and settled at Kibbutz Na'an. While at the Kibbutz, Fritzner represented the local Hapoel club in athletics, with his main event being the shot put, in which he set a Hapoel junior record of 11.39 m in 1937.[1][2]

In 1938, Fritzner moved to Rehovot, where he worked in the Jewish Settlement Police and joined the local Maccabi club. While continuing to compete in Athletics, excelling in shot put and javelin throw,[3] Fritzner started playing football with Maccabi Rehovot in Liga Bet.[4] As a member of the settlement police, Fritzner was drafted into the regional police football team, Sarona Police, which competed and won the Settlement Police Cup.[5] The police team also competed, along with other Maccabi clubs, in the Maccabi Ersatz League, and as the police team was disbanded, Fritzner joined Maccabi Tel Aviv.

Fritzner stayed at Maccabi Tel Aviv until 1946, winning one championship and two cups, scoring a goal in the 1941 Palestine Cup final.[6] In 1946, Fritzner moved to Hapoel Ramat Gan for one season, after which he transferred to Hapoel Tel Aviv, where he stayed until 1953.[1] Fritzner played until his retirement with Hapoel Ramat Gan, while also coaching Ramat Gan club Maccabi Ramat Amidar.[7][8] During the 1959–60 season, Fritzner was appointed as head coach for Hapoel Ramat Gan,[9] but didn't manage to save the club from relegation. Fritzner stayed with the club in its first season in Liga Alef, after which he was replaced by Moshe Varon[10] and retired from football altogether.

## Honours

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* League Championships (1):
* 1939–40
* Cup (2):
* 1941, 1946

## External links

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* Herzl Fritzner Hapoel Wiki (in Hebrew)

## References

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1. ^ a b c d Gabai, Yehuda (30 January 1955). "15 Years Without a Passport" (PDF). Hadshot HaSport. 1 (34): 6. Retrieved 5 February 2016.
2. ^ Athletics Competition for Hapoel In the South District[permanent dead link‍] Davar, 8 March 1937, Historical Jewish Press (in Hebrew)
3. ^ Maccabi Gathering in Rehovot[permanent dead link‍] Davar, 15 January 1939, Historical Jewish Press (in Hebrew)
4. ^ Memories Eliezer Gorodiski (in Hebrew)
5. ^ O'Rorke Cup Final Won By Sarona Police[permanent dead link‍] The Palestine Post, 4 March 1941, Historical Jewish Press
6. ^ T.A. Maccabi Win Final of Palestine Cup[permanent dead link‍] The Palestine Post, 19 November 1941, Historical Jewish Press
7. ^ Going to Coaching Course[permanent dead link‍] Ma'ariv, 15 March 1959, Historical Jewish Press (in Hebrew)
8. ^ Maccabi Ramat Amidar Youngsters Had Beaten the Veterans 7:2[permanent dead link‍] Ma'ariv, 26 May 1966, Historical Jewish Press (in Hebrew)
9. ^ List of All Coaches Archived 2018-10-30 at the Wayback Machine HaMakhtesh (in Hebrew)
10. ^ Varon Returns to Hapoel R.G.[permanent dead link‍] Ma'ariv, 1 March 1961, Historical Jewish Press (in Hebrew)

*[Apps]: League appearances
*[Gls]: League goals