Osvaldo Fabian Grimberg ( he, פביאן גרימברג; born 6 February 1962) is an

Argentine Argentines (mistakenly translated Argentineans in the past; in Spanish (masculine) or (feminine)) are people identified with the country of Argentina. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Argentines, s ...

former professional association footballer who was part of the 1988–89 championship squad at Maccabi Haifa.

Biography

Playing career

In 1988, Maccabi Haifa decided to bring in Jewish players from Argentina since they would qualify as immigrants and not as transfers. The Jewish Agency paid for all travel and even some living expenses for new immigrants, saving the club money. Grimberg was brought in under these circumstances, along with

Fabian Lagman Fabian Gustavo Lagman ( he, פביאן גוסטבו לגמן) is an Argentine former professional association football player who was part of the 1988–89 championship squad at Maccabi Haifa. His son, Gaston, is now a professional footballer i ...

and

Patricio Sayegh Patricio Sayegh ( he, פטריסיו סייג; born 28 December 1967) is an Argentine former professional association football Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 p ...

References

External links

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Profile and short biography of Fabian Grimberg on Maccabi Haifa's official website
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1962 births Living people Footballers from Buenos Aires Jewish Argentine sportspeople Jewish Israeli sportspeople Argentine men's footballers Israeli men's footballers Argentine emigrants to Israel Club Atlético Vélez Sarsfield footballers Club Atlético Aldosivi footballers Maccabi Haifa F.C. players Shimshon Tel Aviv F.C. players Maccabi Ironi Ashdod F.C. players Club Almagro players Hapoel Tirat HaCarmel F.C. players Maccabi Kafr Kanna F.C. players Israeli people of Argentine-Jewish descent Sportspeople of Argentine descent Men's association football defenders {{Argentina-footy-defender-stub