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Yechiel Hameiri

Yechiel Hameiri is an Israeli former footballer who played for Hapoel Haifa and was in Israel's squad at the 1970 FIFA World Cup.

born 1949Israel's 1970 World Cup squadGoalkeeper of Hapoel Haifa1974 State Cup win

Born
29 August 1949, Jerusalem
Occupation
association football player

Yechiel Hameiri was born in 1949 in Jerusalem

Yechiel Hameiri grew up at Kibbutz Kfar Blum in the Upper Galilee. In 1965 he was part of the Israeli youth team that won the Asian Youth Cup.

He was the goalkeeper of Hapoel Haifa from 1968 to 1974. In 1972, under coach Uwe Klimaschefski, he formed part of a strong defensive line that helped the club finish near the head of the league table. In 1974 he won the State Cup with Hapoel Haifa under coach Yaakov Grundman.

Hameiri played 1 official game for the Israel national team, a friendly against Sweden. Coach Emmanuel Scheffer called him up to the squad for the 1970 FIFA World Cup, where he and Yohanan Wallach represented Hapoel Haifa.

After leaving Hapoel Haifa, he played for Hapoel Acre and later for Hapoel Tamra before he retired.

Yechiel Hameiri's life in 4 milestones

  1. 1965

    Won the Asian Youth Cup with Israel's youth team.

  2. 1968

    Became the goalkeeper of Hapoel Haifa.

  3. 1970

    Was in Israel's squad at the FIFA World Cup.

  4. 1974

    Won the State Cup with Hapoel Haifa.

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Based on English Wikipedia, Yechiel Hameiri and Hebrew Wikipedia, יחיאל המאירי, under CC BY-SA 4.0. The facts are Wikidata's.

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