Gedalyahu Fuchs

Gedalyahu Fuchs was born in 1911 in Romania

Fuchs was born in 1911 in Romania. His family strongly opposed his football career. At 15 he joined the local Jewish club Shimshon, and at 18 his family cut him off, so he left home for Cernăuți and played for Hakoah there.

In 1931 he immigrated to Palestine and joined Hapoel Haifa, where he played as a center half. He was in the team that left the pitch during the 1932 Palestine Cup final against the British Police in protest over a penalty. He stayed with the club until his final match against MTK Budapest in 1947.

Fuchs captained the national team in all 4 of its matches in the 1934 and 1938 World Cup qualifiers, against Egypt and Greece. He also toured Europe with the Hapoel team in 1934.

After retiring, he worked at the Shemen factory in Haifa. He later joined the Hapoel Haifa board and coached its youth and senior teams. He died in 1966 and was buried in Hof HaCarmel cemetery.