Draft:Avraham Kalmi
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Avraham Kalmi | ||
| Date of birth | December 6, 1939 | ||
| Place of birth | Sofia, Bulgaria | ||
| Date of death | June 29, 2014 (aged 74) | ||
| Place of death | Bat Yam, Israel | ||
| Position(s) | Defender / Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1953–1956 | Maccabi Jaffa | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1956–1966 | Maccabi Jaffa | 163 | (12) |
| 1967–1968 | → Atlanta Chiefs (loan) | ||
| 1968 | Maccabi Jaffa | ||
| International career | |||
| 1962–1964 | Israel | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Avraham "Bobby" Kalmi (6 December 1939 – 29 June 2014) was an Israeli footballer who primarily played as a defender or midfielder. He earned two caps for the Israel national football team and was part of the squad that won the 1964 AFC Asian Cup.[1]
Early life
[edit]Born in Sofia, Bulgaria, Kalmi immigrated to Israel with his family around 1950.[citation needed]
Club career
[edit]Kalmi came through the ranks at Maccabi Jaffa and debuted for the senior team in December 1956.[citation needed] Over the next decade, he made 163 league appearances and scored 12 goals.[citation needed] In 1967 he moved on a loan to the Atlanta Chiefs in the United States, playing in the short-lived NPSL, before returning to Israel the following year.[2][3][failed verification]
International career
[edit]Kalmi was capped twice for Israel between May 1962 (debut vs Turkey) and May 1964 (final appearance vs Hong Kong).[4] He was included in the 1964 national squad that won the AFC Asian Cup.[citation needed]
Later life and death
[edit]After retiring in 1968, Kalmi lived in Bat Yam, Israel. He passed away there on 29 June 2014 at the age of 74.[citation needed]
Honours
[edit]- Israel
- AFC Asian Cup: 1964
References
[edit]- ^ "Avraham Kalmi". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 26 June 2025.
- ^ "U.S. Cities Raid Israel Soccer Teams". The Jewish Post. 3 March 1967. Retrieved 26 June 2025.
- ^ "Untitled article". The Baltimore Sun. 15 April 1967. Retrieved 26 June 2025.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "אברהם קלמי". Israel Football Association (in Hebrew). Retrieved 26 June 2025.
External links
[edit]- Avraham Kalmi – National‑Football‑Teams.com
- Avraham Kalmi – Transfermarkt
- Avraham Kalmi – EU‑Football.info
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Category:1939 births Category:2014 deaths Category:Bulgarian emigrants to Israel Category:Israeli men's footballers Category:Israel men's international footballers Category:AFC Asian Cup-winning players Category:Maccabi Jaffa F.C. players Category:Atlanta Chiefs players Category:Men's association football defenders