Moshe Leon

Moshe Leon
Personal information
Date of birth 1944 (age 7374)
Place of birth Bulgaria
Playing position Defender
Youth career
Maccabi Jaffa
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Maccabi Jaffa 401 (15)
Westview Apollon
National team
1962–1977 Israel 26 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Moshe "Motsi" Leon (Hebrew: משה "מוצי" ליאון; born 1944) is a former Israeli international footballer.

On the 3rd of June 1964, He scored the first goal in the final of the AFC Asian cup, whom Israel won 2-1 against South-Korea.

In 1998, he was introduced into the "Israeli football hall of fame"

In 2008, in Israel's 60th anniversary, he was chosen by the Israeli Football Association as "The best left-back in Israel's History" .

References

  • ליאון משה (in Hebrew). Israel Football Association. Retrieved 2009-07-26.
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