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Rachamim Talbi

Rachamim Talbi is a former Israeli football forward who played for Maccabi Tel Aviv and was part of Israel's squad at the 1970 World Cup.

born 1943Maccabi Tel Aviv right wingerIsrael squad at 1970 World Cup45 national team appearances

Born: 17 May 1943, Vidin
Occupation: association football player, association football coach

Rachamim Talbi was born in 1943 in Vidin

Talbi was born Rahamim Talbiev in Vidin, Bulgaria, in 1943. He immigrated to Israel in 1949 and grew up in the Nuzha C neighborhood of Jaffa.

He did his military service in the Paratroopers. He then played for Hapoel Jaffa while working as a metalworker.

He moved to Maccabi Tel Aviv, where he played as a right winger and made his debut in 1963. With the club he won 3 championships and 4 cups. He played for the Israel national team between 1965 and 1973, with 45 appearances and 10 goals, and took part in the 1968 Mexico Olympics and the 1970 World Cup.

He retired as a player in 1976 after 340 league games and 67 goals. He then coached Hapoel Marmorek, where he also played a few games, and Kiryat Ata, before leaving football. He is a member of Kibbutz Kfar HaMaccabi, where he runs a metal workshop.