David Schweitzer

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David Schweitzer (Hebrew: דוד שוויצר; 18 July 1925 – 17 August 1997) was an Israeli football player and manager who was active at both professional and international levels.

David Schweitzer

Schweitzer in 1969
Personal information
Date of birth	(1925-07-18)18 July 1925
Place of birth	Tel Aviv, Mandatory Palestine
Date of death	17 August 1997(1997-08-17) (aged 72)
Position	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Hapoel Tel Aviv
	Hapoel Haifa
	Hapoel Kiryat Haim
International career
1949–1954	Israel	6	(0)
Managerial career
1973–1977	Israel
1992	Maccabi Jaffa
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Playing career

Schweitzer started his athletic career as a basketball player with Hapoel Tel Aviv, before switching to football.^[1] During his time with Hapoel Haifa, Schweitzer took coaching courses and served as the youth team coach,^[2] and transferred to Hapoel Kiryat Haim, where he acted as player-coach.^[3]

Schweitzer made six appearances for the Israel national team between 1949 and 1954.^[4]

Coaching career

Schweitzer managed the Israel national team between 1973 and 1977.^{[citation needed]}

He also managed club side Maccabi Jaffa in 1992.^[5][6]