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The following is a list of Jewish footballers (soccer), organized by nationality. Name Nationality Date of birth Date of death Position Years active International caps
Jewish American soccer players (74 P) Pages in category "Jewish footballers" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 311 total.
This list of Jewish athletes in sports contains athletes who are Jewish and have attained outstanding achievements in sports. The topic of Jewish participation in sports is discussed extensively in academic and popular literature. Sports have been a historical avenue for Jewish people to overcome obstacles toward their participation in secular ...
Art Heyman, NCAA player of the year, Duke; forward for the New York Knicks and the ABA's Pittsburgh Pipers. [38] Red Holzman, player and coach, Naismith HOF 1986, 2x NBA Championship coach; Nate Huffman, center, Central Michigan University, NBA's Toronto Raptors. Suproleague player of the year, Maccabi Tel Aviv
There is a long history of Jews in association football, including as "club owners, players, agents, analysts, fans, and directors". [ 1 ] [ 2 ] In Europe before World War Two, "Jews played a prominent part in European football as players, coaches, administrators and patrons, not to mention supporters".
Edelman is the first Jewish football player to be named Super Bowl MVP. [109] Edelman's MVP award drew criticism as it came in the same season he was suspended for using an unspecified performance-enhancing substance, [110] [111] [112] although some articles noted that much of the criticism came from baseball writers. [113]
Eddy Hamel (October 21, 1902 – April 30, 1943) was an American soccer player who played as a right winger for Dutch club AFC Ajax. Hamel was the first Jewish player for Ajax. He was murdered by the Nazis in 1943 in Auschwitz concentration camp .
He was part of the youth system at the Players Development Academy (PDA) from 2015 to 2020. [6] He also played prep soccer at Watchung Hills Regional High School ('21). [ 3 ] [ 7 ] In 2020, Edelman joined the youth academy at Major League Soccer club New York Red Bulls .