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Ya'akov Schwartz

Ya'akov Schwartz is a former Israeli footballer who played as a midfielder, mainly for Beitar Jerusalem, and played for the Israel national team.

born 1964Midfielder for Beitar JerusalemTwo Israeli championshipsThree State Cup wins

Born: 12 August 1964, Israel
Occupation: association football player

Ya'akov Schwartz was born in 1964 in Israel

Ya'akov Schwartz was born on August 12, 1964. As a child he lived in the Shmuel HaNavi neighborhood of Jerusalem. He came up through the Beitar Jerusalem youth department.

His military service delayed his move to the senior team, since he stopped training for some months. Team manager Avraham Levi renewed his player card after he impressed in practice games. In the 1982/1983 season he entered the starting lineup.

With Beitar he won the State Cup 3 times and the championship in 1986/1987 and 1992/1993. He scored a penalty in the shootout of the 1989 cup final. In 12 seasons at the club he made 279 appearances and scored 35 goals.

He made 8 appearances for the national team between 1993 and 1994, including 5 in qualifiers for the 1994 World Cup. He later played for Hapoel Tel Aviv, Hapoel Be'er Sheva, Maccabi Jaffa, Hapoel Lod and Maccabi Netanya, and retired after the 1998/1999 season.

He served twice as assistant coach at Beitar Jerusalem and was head coach of Hapoel Lod. After marrying he moved to Bnei Brak and became religious. He has 4 children and works as a bus driver for Dan.