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