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Benjamin Davidovich

Benjamin Davidovich was an Israeli goalkeeper who played for Maccabi Haifa. A Holocaust survivor, Davidovich arrived to Mandatory Palestine and settled in Rishon leZion in 1945. His son, Nir, is often seen as a spit and image of his father and later progressed to become one of Maccabi Haifa's most iconic figures.

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Benjamin Davidovich
בנימין דוידוביץ
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Full name Benjamin Davidovich
Date of birth (1930-02-18)February 18, 1930
Place of birth Germany
Date of death June 25, 2024(2024-06-25) (aged 94)
Place of death Shiv Tova, Israel
Position Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Maccabi Haifa 23 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of March 7, 2007

Benjamin Davidovich (Hebrew: בנימין דוידוביץ; February 18, 1930 – June 25, 2024) was an Israeli goalkeeper who played for Maccabi Haifa. A Holocaust survivor, Davidovich arrived to Mandatory Palestine and settled in Rishon leZion in 1945. His son, Nir, is often seen as a spit and image of his father and later progressed to become one of Maccabi Haifa's most iconic figures.

Davidovich died in Shiv Tova on June 25, 2024, at the age of 94.1

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