Gaul Machlis ( he, גאול מכליס; 21 May 1918 – 19 February 1995) was an Israeli

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player and manager. As a player, he played as a

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for

Maccabi Petah Tikva Maccabi Petah Tikva F.C. ( he, מכבי פתח תקווה) (Full name: "Maccabi Avshalom Ironi Petah Tikva F.C., ) is an Israeli football club based in the city of Petah Tikva. It is part of the Maccabi World Union for international Jewish spo ...

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 ...

at club level, and for

Mandatory Palestine Mandatory Palestine ( ar, فلسطين الانتدابية '; he, פָּלֶשְׂתִּינָה (א״י) ', where "E.Y." indicates ''’Eretz Yiśrā’ēl'', the Land of Israel) was a geopolitical entity established between 1920 and 1948 ...

internationally.

Club career

Born in

Petah Tikva Petah Tikva ( he, פֶּתַח תִּקְוָה, , ), also known as ''Em HaMoshavot'' (), is a city in the Central District (Israel), Central District of Israel, east of Tel Aviv. It was founded in 1878, mainly by Haredi Judaism, Haredi Jews of ...

, Palestine, on 21 May 1918, Machlis began his senior club career at hometown club

in 1934, where he won multiple titles, before moving

in 1936. In 1945, Machlis was forced to retire early from his playing career due to injury.

Managerial career

Following his retirement as a player, Machlis was appointed manager of Maccabi Petah Tikva at the end of the 1951–52 season. Before the end of the season, he became manager of Maccabi Tel Aviv, replacing

Jerry Beit haLevi Moshe "Jerry" Beit haLevi ( he, ג'רי בית הלוי; 14 November 1912 – 3 February 1997) was an Israeli association football, football player and manager. Playing career Jerry played on the field with his brother Avraham Beit haLevi, Avrah ...

. He was dismissed in the middle of the following season.

International career

Machlis represented

internationally three times between 1938 and 1940. He scored one goal in his last cap, in Mandatory Palestine's last international match against

Lebanon Lebanon ( , ar, لُبْنَان, translit=lubnān, ), officially the Republic of Lebanon () or the Lebanese Republic, is a country in Western Asia. It is located between Syria to the north and east and Israel to the south, while Cyprus li ...

in 1940.

Personal life

Machlis died on 19 February 1995 before the age of 77, after suffering from a serious illness.

References

External links

Gaul Machlis
at maccabipedia.co.il * 1918 births 1995 deaths Israeli men's footballers Jewish Israeli sportspeople Men's association football forwards Men's association football outside forwards Men's association football midfielders Mandatory Palestine men's footballers Mandatory Palestine men's international footballers Maccabi Petah Tikva F.C. players Maccabi Tel Aviv F.C. players Israeli football managers Maccabi Petah Tikva F.C. managers Maccabi Tel Aviv F.C. managers Footballers from Petah Tikva {{Israel-footy-bio-stub