Moshe Leon | |
Birth Date: | 9 January 1944 |
Birth Place: | Ruse, Kingdom of Bulgaria |
Position: | Defender |
Youthclubs1: | Maccabi Jaffa |
Years1: | 1961–1984 |
Years2: | 1966–1970 |
Clubs2: | → Westview Apollon (loan) |
Caps1: | 401 |
Goals1: | 15 |
Nationalyears1: | 1962–1977 |
Nationalteam1: | Israel |
Nationalcaps1: | 26 |
Nationalgoals1: | 1 |
Moshe "Mutzi" Leon (Hebrew: משה "מוצי" ליאון; born January 9, 1944) is a former Israeli international footballer of Bulgarian descent. Leon is regarded as the greatest player in the history of Maccabi Jaffa, there he played for over 20 seasons.
On June 3, 1964, He scored the first goal in the final game of the 1964 AFC Asian Cup, whom Israel won 2–1 against South Korea.
In 1998, he was introduced into the "Israeli Football Hall of Fame".
In 2008, in Israel's 60th anniversary, he was chosen by the Israeli Football Association as "The Best Left-back in Israel's History".