Yosef Merimovich

Yosef "Yosale" Merimovich

Personal information
Date of birth	July 24, 1924
Place of birth	Margo, Cyprus[1]
Date of death	May 5, 2011 (aged 86)
Place of death	Israel
Youth career
	Maccabi Tel Aviv
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1940–1958	Maccabi Tel Aviv	74	(67)
National team
1948–1956	Israel	14	(4)
Teams managed
1958–1960	Maccabi Tel Aviv
1964–1965	Israel
1966–1968	Hapoel Tel Aviv
1980–1982	Israel
1988–1989	Maccabi Tel Aviv
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

Yosef "Yosale" Merimovich (Hebrew: יוסף "יוס'לה" מרימוביץ'‎‎; 24 July 1924 – 5 May 2011) was an Israeli football player and manager.^[2]

Honours

As a Player

• Israeli football championship (6):
  • 1946–47, 1949–50, 1951–52, 1953–54, 1955–56, 1957–58
• Israel State Cup (6):
  • 1940–41, 1945–46, 1946–47, 1953–54, 1954–55, 1957–68

As a Manager

• Israel State Cup (1):
  • 1958–59
• Asian Champion Club Tournament (2):
  • 1967, 1969
• AFC Asian Cup (1):
  • 1964

References

1. http://www.national-football-teams.com/player/28213/Yosef_Mirmovich.html
2. "Former Israel national football team manager, Yosale Merimovich has passed away," (in Hebrew). . ONE. 5 May 2011. Retrieved 5 May 2011.