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Zvi Fuchs

Zvi Fuchs was an Israeli footballer who played as a midfielder for Maccabi Tel Aviv and once for Mandatory Palestine.

1917 to 1999Midfielder for Maccabi Tel AvivMaccabi Tel Aviv's 1939 Australia tourOne cap for Mandatory Palestine

Born: 12 April 1917, Poland
Died: 10 March 1999
Occupation: association football player

Zvi Fuchs was born in 1917 in Poland

Fuchs was born in Poland on 12 April 1917. In 1920 he moved with his family to Mandatory Palestine.

He began his senior career with Maccabi Tel Aviv in the 1935-36 season. On 5 March 1938 he scored his first Palestine Cup goal, in a 3-1 quarterfinal win over Maccabi Nes Tziona. That season Maccabi reached the cup final and lost 2-1 to Hapoel Tel Aviv.

During Maccabi's 1939 tour of Australia, he scored against the Australia national team on 5 August 1939 in a 4-4 draw. With Maccabi he won league titles in 1936, 1937 and 1941/1942 and the cup in 1940/1941. He later played for Beitar Tel Aviv and won the 1944/45 southern district title.

His only international cap came for Mandatory Palestine against Lebanon in 1940. Fuchs died on 10 March 1999.