Yisha'ayahu Schwager

Infobox Football biography
playername = Yisha'ayahu Schwager
ישעיהו שווגר


fullname =
dateofbirth = birth date|1946|02|10
cityofbirth =
countryofbirth = Poland
dateofdeath = death date|2000|08|31
cityofdeath =
countryofdeath = Israel
height = Height|m=1.74
position = Defender
youthyears =
youthclubs = flagicon|ISR Hapoel Haifa flagicon|ISR Maccabi Haifa
years = 1962-1976
clubs = Flagicon|ISR Maccabi Haifa
caps(goals) = 360 (11)
nationalyears = 1966-1974
nationalteam = Flagicon|ISR Israel
nationalcaps(goals) = 37 (0)

Yisha'ayahu (Jeszaja) Schwager ( _he. ישעיהו שווגר) was a former Israeli footballer.

1970 World Cup

Schwager was a member of the Israel squad that participated in the World Cup finals in Mexico. During a group play match against Italy, Schwager was given the task of marking Luigi Riva, which he did so well that he received praise from the media back home. In the year 2000, Schwager died from heart attack, being the first and only member of the Israel national team in World Cup finals to pass away.

Schwager also played at the 1968 Summer Olympics.

External links

* [http://maccabi-haifa.walla.co.il/ts.cgi?tsscript=player&id=2202 Profile and biography of Yisha'ayahu Schwager on Maccabi Haifa's official website]

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