- Rifaat Turk
Football player infobox
playername = Rifaat Turk
fullname =
nickname = Jimmy
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1954|9|16|df=yes
cityofbirth =Jaffa
countryofbirth =Israel
currentclub =
clubnumber =
position = Midfielder
youthyears = 1970-1975
youthclubs = Hapoel Tel Aviv
years = 1975-1984
clubs = Hapoel Tel Aviv
Hapoel Jerusalem
caps(goals) =
nationalyears = 1976–1986
nationalteam = Israel
nationalcaps(goals) = 34 (3)
manageryears = 1997
managerclubs = Hapoel TayibeRifaat "Jimmy" Turk ( _ar. رفعت ترك; _he. רפעת טורק, born 16 September 1954) is an
Israel i former football player and manager and the current deputy mayor ofTel Aviv . Turk was the first Arab to play for the Israel national team and to represent the country at theOlympic Games .Biography
Football career
Born in
Jaffa , Turk was the son of a fisherman and dropped out of school during the eighth grade.. [http://www.worldpress.org/Mideast/1084.cfm Rifat Turk: Scoring for Arab Israelis] World Press Review, June 2003] After being spotted by a scout in 1970 at the age of 16, he joined Hapoel Tel Aviv's youth team, and made his debut for the club in 1975. The following year he made his debut for the Israel national team, and also became the first Arab to represent Israel at the Olympic games when he played in the football tournament of the1976 Summer Olympics . [http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1207486209326&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FPrinter 60 Sporting Heroes: No. 28 Rifat "Jimmy" Turk] The Jerusalem Post, 7 April 2008] In 1980 he was named Israel's player of the year.After leaving Hapoel Tel Aviv in 1984, Turk signed for Hapoel Jerusalem. He retired from playing in 1987, and went on to manage several clubs, including Hapoel Tayibe, the first Arab club to play in the top division.
Political career
Turk is a member of
Meretz-Yachad and was elected to the city council in 1998. In 2003 he was elected the city's deputy mayor.Personal life
Turk's son Hanes is part of Hapoel Tel Aviv's youth system.
References
External links
*he icon [http://www.jaffa-youth.org/?m=jaffa&id=he_about_us The Association for Sports, Culture and Education in Jaffa]
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