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Edmond Schmilovich

Edmond Schmilovich was a Romanian-born Israeli footballer and coach who managed the Israel national football team from 1971 to 1973.

1921 to 1979Coaching Israel's national teamCoaching Maccabi Haifa and Hapoel JerusalemPlaying for Hapoel Tel Aviv

Born: 2 December 1921, Bucharest
Died: 24 May 1979, Israel
Occupation: association football player, association football coach

Edmond Schmilovich was born in 1921 in Bucharest

Edmond Schmilovich was born in Bucharest in 1921. He began playing football with Maccabi Bucharest.

After moving to Israel he played as a left midfielder for Maccabi Rehovot, Hapoel Tel Aviv and Hapoel Ramat Gan. In the 1953/1954 season he moved to Hapoel Kfar Saba. He played 2 matches for the Israel national team, in 1949 against Cyprus and in 1950 against Turkey.

He then turned to coaching, leading Hapoel Kfar Saba, Hapoel Tel Aviv from 1958, Hapoel Petah Tikva and Hakoah Ramat Gan. In the early 1960s he assisted national coach Gyula Mándi. He coached Hapoel Jerusalem in 1968/1969 and Maccabi Haifa in 1969/1970, finishing third with Haifa.

He coached the national team from November 1971. The team failed to qualify for the 1972 Munich Olympics and the 1974 World Cup. Under him Israel played 17 matches, with 9 wins, 4 draws and 4 losses. He died in 1979.