Yaacov Breir
Israeli footballer (1910–1953)
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Yaacov Netanyahu Breir (Hebrew: יעקב ברייר; 9 May 1910 - April 3 1953) was an Israeli footballer who played as a full-back for Hapoel Haifa and the Mandatory Palestine national team. He is believed to have been killed in Lebanon in April 1953, while visiting relatives.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 9 May 1910 | ||
| Date of death | 3 April 1953 | ||
| Place of death | Akkar, Lebanon | ||
| Position | Full-back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1940 | Hapoel Haifa | ||
| International career | |||
| 1940 | Mandatory Palestine | 1 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Breir was regarded as one of Hapoel Haifa's greatest players of the early era. Breir took part in Mandatory Palestine's last international match against Lebanon in 1940;[1][2] it was his only international cap.[3]
