George Borba
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Giorgio Borba | ||
| Date of birth | 1944 (age 77–78) | ||
| Place of birth | Macerata, Italy | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Hapoel Tel Aviv | |||
| 1972–1973 | Hapoel Ramat Gan | ||
| 1973–1974 | Maccabi Netanya | ||
| National team | |||
| Israel | 37 | (7) | |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
George Borba (Hebrew: ג'ורג' בורבה; born in 1944 in Italy), is a former Israeli international footballer who was part of the squad that competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics[1] and the 1970 FIFA World Cup, Israel's only world cup appearance.
In August 1972 he held talks with English League club Orient, now Leyton Orient and was chosen to play in a pre-season friendly against Ipswich Town but due to work permit issues, he was not allowed to play and the deal fell through and Borba returned to Israel. Source: Neilson Kaufman, honorary historian Leyton Orient FC.
Honours[]
Club[]
- AFC champions league (1): 1967
- Israeli Premier League (3): 1965–66, 1968–69, 1973–74
- Israel Super Cup (1): 1970
- Israel State Cup (1): 1972
- Israeli Premier League (1): 1973–74
References[]
- ^ "George Borba Biography and Statistics". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 2010-05-24. Retrieved 2009-10-27.
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