Abba Gindin Explained

Abba Gindin
אבא גינדין
Fullname:Abraham Gindin
אברהם גינדין
Birth Date:1945
Birth Place:Helsinki, Finland
Position:Striker
Youthclubs1:Maccabi Helsinki
Years1:1964–1976
Clubs1:Hapoel Haifa
Nationalyears1:1973
Nationalteam1:Israel
Nationalcaps1:6
Nationalgoals1:0

Abraham "Abba" Gindin (Hebrew: אברהם "אבא" גינדין; born 24 December 1945 in Helsinki, Finland) is a former Israeli professional football player.

Early life

Gindin was born and raised in Finland and grew up playing ice hockey and football for Makkabi Helsinki. At the age of 18, he left Finland for his sister's wedding, who was then living on kibbutz Ein HaShofet.

Professional career

Gindin spent eleven seasons with Hapoel Haifa. He made six appearances for the Israel national football team.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Israel National Team - Appearances and Goalscoring. 2009-04-21. https://web.archive.org/web/20090410044408/http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/isra-recintlp.html. 10 April 2009 . RSSSF. live.