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Moshe "Mutzi" Leon (Hebrew: משה "מוצי" ליאון; born January 9, 1944) is a former Israeli international footballer of Bulgarian descent. Leon is regarded as the greatest player in the history of Maccabi Jaffa, there he played for over 20 seasons.

Moshe Leon

Personal information
Date of birth	(1944-01-09) January 9, 1944 (age 78)
Place of birth	Ruse, Kingdom of Bulgaria
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
	Maccabi Jaffa
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1961–1984	Maccabi Jaffa	401	(15)
1966–1970	→ Westview Apollon (loan)
National team
1962–1977	Israel	26	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

On June 3, 1964, He scored the first goal in the final game of the 1964 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".

Honours

• AFC Asian Cup
  • Winner (1): 1964
• Israeli Premier League
  • Runner-up (3): 1961–62, 1963–64, 1976–77
• Liga Artzit
  • Winner (1): 1970–71

References

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

На других языках

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- [en] Moshe Leon

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[fr] Mutzi Leon

Mutzi Leon, de son vrai nom Moshe Leon, né le 9 janvier 1944 en Bulgarie, est un footballeur international israélien.

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