Emmanuel Scheffer ( he, עמנואל שפר; 1 February 1924 – 28 December 2012) was an Israeli
football player and coach who was born in Germany.
He was twice the manager of the
Israel national football team (1968–70, 1978–79), led the team at the
1968 Summer Olympics
The 1968 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1968), officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XIX Olimpiada) and commonly known as Mexico 1968 ( es, México 1968), were an international multi-sport eve ...
, and led the team to their only appearance in the World Cup,
in 1970.
[
Scheffer died on 28 December 2012.] He was 88.
Honours
As a Player
* Israeli Second Division
**Winner (1): 1951–52
As a Manager
* AFC U-19 Championship
**Winner (4): 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967
Events
January
* January 1 – Canada begins a year-long celebration of the 100th anniversary of Confederation, featuring the Expo 67 World's Fair.
* January 5
** Spain and Romania sign an agreement in Paris, establishing full consular and ...
References
1924 births
2012 deaths
Footballers from Berlin
Israeli footballers
Association football defenders
Śląsk Wrocław players
Hapoel Haifa F.C. players
Hapoel Kfar Saba F.C. players
Israeli football managers
Hapoel Kfar Saba F.C. managers
Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv F.C. managers
Maccabi Netanya F.C. managers
Beitar Jerusalem F.C. managers
Israel national football team managers
1970 FIFA World Cup managers
Israeli Jews
German emigrants to Israel
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