Yisha'ayahu Schwager ( he, ישעיהו שווגר, pl, Jeszaja Szwagier; born in Poland, 10 February 1946, death in Israel, 31 August 2000) was an Israeli footballer.

1970 World Cup

Schwager was a member of the Israel squad that participated in the World Cup finals in Mexico. During a group play match against Italy, Schwager was given the task of marking Luigi Riva, which he did so well that he received praise from the media back home. In 2000, Schwager died from a heart attack. Schwager also played 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 ...

External links

Profile and biography of Yisha'ayahu Schwager on Maccabi Haifa's official website

Footnotes

1946 births 2000 deaths Israeli footballers Israel international footballers Maccabi Haifa F.C. players 1970 FIFA World Cup players Footballers at the 1968 Summer Olympics Olympic footballers of Israel Footballers from Haifa Polish emigrants to Israel Association football defenders {{Israel-footy-defender-stub