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Gaul Machlis

Gaul Machlis was an Israeli football player and coach who played for Maccabi Petah Tikva, Maccabi Tel Aviv and the Mandatory Palestine national team.

1918 to 1995Forward for Maccabi Tel AvivMandatory Palestine national team playerCoaching Maccabi Petah Tikva to the cup

Born: 21 May 1918, Petah Tikva
Died: 19 February 1995
Occupation: association football player, association football coach, cartographer

Gaul Machlis was born in 1918 in Petah Tikva

Gaul Machlis was born on 21 May 1918 in Petah Tikva. He came through the youth team of Maccabi Petah Tikva and joined its senior side in 1934. In 1935 he completed a course for physical education instructors.

He played as a forward or attacking midfielder. In the 1934/1935 season he set up the winning goal as Maccabi Petah Tikva won its first cup. In 1936 he moved to Maccabi Tel Aviv and joined its tour of the United States.

In 1937 the club suspended him for a year over his part in a players' strike. On the 1939 tour of Australia he scored 22 goals. He played 3 times for Mandatory Palestine and scored against Lebanon in 1940, and an injury ended his playing career in 1945.

As a coach he won the State Cup with Maccabi Petah Tikva in the 1951/1952 season, beating Maccabi Tel Aviv in the final. He then coached Maccabi Tel Aviv but left early in the 1953/1954 season and was replaced by Jerry Beit haLevi. He died on 19 February 1995 after a serious illness.