Ze'ev Seltzer

Ze'ev Seltzer was born in 1944 in Petah Tikva

Zeltzer was born on 9 February 1944 in Petah Tikva. He began playing in the children's team of Maccabi Petah Tikva. He later played for Israel's youth team, and was convicted of forging his birth date on his identity card to join a 1964 youth trip to the Asian championship in Saigon.

He played his whole career at Maccabi Petah Tikva, apart from 1 year with the Los Angeles Toros. He was an attacking midfielder and served as captain for 9 years, lifting the State Cup in 1973. He scored 76 goals for the club, a record that stood until 2013, and he retired in 1976.

A graduate of the Wingate Institute, he coached many clubs, including Bnei Yehuda, Maccabi Netanya and Beitar Jerusalem. In 1992 he won the State Cup with Hapoel Petah Tikva. From 1995 he led Israel's youth national teams for 13 years.

He later held youth and professional roles at Hapoel Tel Aviv, Beitar Tubruk, Maccabi Netanya and Hapoel Petah Tikva. He also works as a football pundit on television. In 2020 he was named Worthy of the City of Petah Tikva.