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Yisha'ayahu Schwager
| Yisha'ayahu Schwager ישעיהו שווגר |
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| Personal information | ||
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| Date of birth | February 10 1946 | |
| Place of birth |  , Poland |
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| Date of death | 2000 | |
| Height | m ({{FORMATNUM:5 ft 81⁄2 in}}) | |
| Playing position | Defender | |
| Youth clubs | ||
 Hapoel Haifa Maccabi Haifa |
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| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1962-1976 | Maccabi Haifa |
360 (11) |
| National team | ||
| 1966-1974 | Israel |
37 (0) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Yisha'ayahu Schwager (Hebrew: ישעיהו שווגר) was a former Israeli footballer.
1970 World Cup
Schwager was apart 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 the year 2000, Schwager died from heart attack, being the first and only member of the Israel national team in World Cup finals to pass over.
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Footnotes
| Israel squad - 1970 FIFA World Cup | |
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| 1 Vissoker • 2 Bar •
3 Bello • 4 Primo • 5 Rosen •
6 Rosenthal • 7 Shum • 8 Spiegel •
9 Feigenbaum • 10 Spiegler • 11 Borba •
12 Schwager • 13 Chazom • 14 Shmulevich‑Rom •
15 Talbi • 16 Vollach • 17 Ben Rimoz •
18 Romano • 19 Shuruk • 20 Karako •
21 Hameiri • 22 Nossovsky • Coach: Scheffer |
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