George Borba (Hebrew: ג'ורג' בורבה; born on 12 July 1944 in Italy), is a former Israeli international footballer who was part of the squad that competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics[1] and the 1970 FIFA World Cup, Israel's only world cup appearance. His family was Libyan Jew from Tripoli (Libya).
 Borba in 1973 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Giorgio Borba | ||
| Date of birth | 12 July 1944 | ||
| Place of birth | Macerata, Marche, Italy | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1965–1972 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | ||
| 1972–1973 | Hapoel Ramat Gan | ||
| 1973–1974 | Maccabi Netanya | ||
| International career | |||
| Israel | 37 | (7) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Honours
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edit- AFC champions league (1): 1967
- Israeli Premier League (3): 1965–66, 1968–69, 1973–74
- Israel Super Cup (1): 1970
- Israel State Cup (1): 1972
References
edit- ^ "George Borba Biography and Statistics". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 24 May 2010. Retrieved 27 October 2009.
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