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Moshe Leon

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Moshe Leon
Personal information
Date of birth (1944-01-09) January 9, 1944 (age 80)
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)
1966–1970Westview Apollon (loan)
International career
1962–1977 Israel 26 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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.

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".

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References

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