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Yehoshua Gal

Yehoshua Gal is a former Israeli footballer who played as a midfielder for Maccabi Netanya in the 1970s.

born 1951Maccabi Netanya's first championship1971 Asian Youth Championship title1976 Montreal Olympics appearance

Born: 5 July 1951, Netanya
Occupation: association football player

Yehoshua Gal was born in 1951 in Netanya

Yehoshua Gal was born on 5 July 1951 in Netanya. He came up through the youth department of Maccabi Netanya.

He joined the senior team in 1970 and was a starter in his first season, when the club won its first championship. He also recorded the club's title song with the team. In 1971 he won the Asian Youth Championship with Israel's youth team, playing in the final against South Korea.

With Netanya he also won the Israeli Supercup. In 1973 he moved to Maccabi Haifa, which was relegated to the second division. At the start of the 1974/1975 season he refused to attend training, and he was sent back to Maccabi Netanya.

Gal played 2 matches for the Israel national team. The first was a friendly against Australia on 11 November 1971, and the second was against Guatemala at the 1976 Montreal Olympics.