Haim Reich (Hebrew: חיים רייך; 9 April 1911 – 23 January 1965) was a football player who played on teams and internationally in Mandatory Palestine, and manager for teams in the region before and after independence as Israel in 1948. As a player, he played as a midfielder for Maccabi Tel Aviv, Beitar Tel Aviv, Hapoel Tel Aviv, and the Mandatory Palestine national team.

Haim Reich
Personal information
Date of birth (1911-04-09)9 April 1911
Date of death 23 January 1965(1965-01-23) (aged 53)
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1934 Maccabi Tel Aviv
1939 Beitar Tel Aviv
1940 Hapoel Tel Aviv
International career
1934–1940 Mandatory Palestine 3 (0)
Managerial career
1939 Hapoel Ramat Gan Givatayim
1946 Hapoel Ramat Gan Givatayim
1951–1954 Hapoel Kfar Saba
1954–1955 Beitar Tel Aviv
1955–1956 Hapoel Ramat Gan Givatayim
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Reich represented Mandatory Palestine in both their first and last international match, respectively against Egypt in 1934 and Lebanon in 1940;[1][2] he made three official international caps.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Lebanon outclassed by Palestine selected". The Palestine Post. 30 April 1940. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
  2. ^ Cazal, Jean-Michel; Bleicher, Yaniv (14 February 2011). "British Mandate of Palestine Official Games 1934–1948". RSSSF.
  3. ^ Cazal, Jean-Michel; Bleicher, Yaniv (9 February 2011). "Israel National Team - Appearances and Goalscoring". RSSSF.
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