Franz "Peri" Neufeld ( he, פרי נויפלד; 1 July 1913 – 17 January 1982), also known as Kfir Neufeld ( he, כפורי נויפלד, links=no), was an Israeli

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...

who played as a

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. At club level, he played for

Tersana Tersana Sporting Club ( ar, نادي الترسانة للألعاب الرياضية) is an Egyptian sports club based in Mit Okba, Meet Okba, Giza, Egypt. It is best known for its professional Association football, football team, which plays i ...

in Egypt, and

Maccabi Tel Aviv Maccabi Tel Aviv ( he, מכבי תל אביב) is one of the largest sports clubs in Israel, and a part of the Maccabi association. Many sports clubs and teams in Tel Aviv are in association with Maccabi and compete in a variety of sports, such ...

and Hakoah Tel Aviv in Israel. He also represented the Mandatory Palestine national team in 1938.

International career

Neufeld played for Mandatory Palestine at the

1938 FIFA World Cup qualification A total of 37 teams entered the 1938 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds, competing for a total of 16 spots in the final tournament. For the first time the title holders and the host country were given automatic qualification. Therefore, France, a ...

games against Greece. He featured in both matches, scoring a goal in the home game on 22 January 1938. The two games were his only international caps.

References

External links

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Israel Football Association The Israel Football Association (IFA; he, ההתאחדות לכדורגל בישראל, ''HaHit'aḥdut leKaduregel beIsrael'', literally "The Association of Football in Israel") is the governing body of football in Israel. It organizes a variet ...

* 1913 births 1982 deaths Hungarian emigrants to Israel Jewish Hungarian sportspeople Jewish Israeli sportspeople Jewish men's footballers Men's association football forwards Hungarian men's footballers Mandatory Palestine men's footballers Israeli men's footballers Mandatory Palestine men's international footballers Hungarian expatriate men's footballers Hungarian expatriate sportspeople in Egypt Expatriate men's footballers in Egypt Tersana SC players Maccabi Tel Aviv F.C. players Hakoah Tel Aviv F.C. players Converts to Judaism from Christianity {{Israel-footy-bio-stub