Nicolás Tauber ( he, ניקולאס טאובר; born August 20, 1980) is an Argentine-Israeli footballer currently playing for Villa San Carlos. He was born in

La Plata, Argentina La Plata () is the capital city of Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. According to the , it has a population of 654,324 and its metropolitan area, the Greater La Plata, has 787,294 inhabitants. It is located 9 kilometers (6 miles) inland from ...

Playing career

During 2003 the former

Maccabi Netanya Maccabi Netanya F.C. ( he, מועדון כדורגל מכבי נתניה, ''Football Club Maccabi Netanya'') is an Israeli football club based in Netanya. Established in 1934, the club was a founding member of the Israeli League in 1949. Af ...

manager,

Gili Landau Gili Landau ( he, גילי לנדאו; born 7 May 1958) is an Israeli former footballer and currently a manager, coaching the Israel women's national football team. Early life Landau was born in Bat Yam, Israel. He played soccer as a str ...

, spotted Nicolás during a scouting tour of Argentina. After discovering that Tauber was in fact Jewish and eligible for

Israeli citizenship Israeli citizenship law details the conditions by which a person holds citizenship of Israel. The two primary pieces of legislation governing these requirements are the 1950 Law of Return and 1952 Citizenship Law. Every Jew in the world has ...

under the

Law of Return The Law of Return ( he, חֹוק הַשְׁבוּת, ''ḥok ha-shvūt'') is an Israeli law, passed on 5 July 1950, which gives Jews, people with one or more Jewish grandparent, and their spouses the right to relocate to Israel and acquire Isr ...

, he convinced him to move to Israel and join

. On September 13, 2003, Tauber made his league debut in an away fixture against

Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv F.C. ( he, מועדון כדורגל בני יהודה תל אביב, ''Moadon Kaduregel Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv''), commonly referred to as Bnei Yehuda (), is an Israeli football club from the Hatikva Quarter of the city of Tel ...

. He gave up two goals and Netanya lost their first match of the season. Tauber eventually returned to Argentina.

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Argentine Primera statistics
at Fútbol XXI

at BDFA
Profile and statistics of Nicolás Tauber on One.co.il
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Tauber, Nicolas 1980 births Living people Footballers from La Plata Argentine Jews Jewish Argentine sportspeople Jewish Israeli sportspeople Argentine footballers Argentine expatriate footballers Argentine Primera División players Primera Nacional players Primera B Metropolitana players Estudiantes de La Plata footballers Unión de Santa Fe footballers Club Almagro players Chacarita Juniors footballers Club Atlético Nueva Chicago footballers CSyD Tristán Suárez footballers Deportivo Laferrere footballers Argentine emigrants to Israel Israeli footballers Maccabi Netanya F.C. players Men's association football goalkeepers Israeli people of Argentine-Jewish descent Sportspeople of Argentine descent Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Israel Expatriate footballers in Israel

Playing career

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