Ze'ev Casspi

Ze'ev Casspi (Hebrew: זאב כספי; 1931-2021) was a former Israeli footballer who played 20 years for Maccabi Netanya. He was the younger brother of Yitzhak Casspi, also a footballer for Netanya.

Ze'ev Casspi
זאב כספי

Personal information
Full name	Ze'ev Casspi
Date of birth	1931 (1931)
Place of birth	Tiberias, Mandatory Palestine
Date of death	2021 (aged 89–90)
Place of death	Israel
Height	1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position	Goalkeeper
Youth career
1945–49	Maccabi Netanya
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1949–69	Maccabi Netanya	325[1]	(0)
1969–70	Beitar Netanya
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ze'ev Casspi

Personal information
Years active	1945–1953
Height	1.69 m (5 ft 6+1⁄2 in)
Sport
Country	Israel
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	High jump, Javelin, Decathlon
Club	Hapoel Netanya
Retired	1953
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	Javelin; 52.30 m High Jump; 1.82 m
Medal record Representing Israel Maccabiah Games 1950 Javelin[2] 1950 Decathlon[3] 1950 High Jump[4] 1953 Decathlon[5] 1953 High Jump[6]

Career

Casspi was born in Tiberias and moved to Netanya with his family in 1932. While at school, he and his brother Yitzhak were discovered by Jewish sport pioneer Walter Frankl,^[7] and Casspi began training in athletics with Hapoel Netanya and in football with Maccabi Netanya.^[8]

Casspi represented Israel in the 3rd and 4th Maccabiah Games, winning gold medals in the javelin throw and decathlon,^[7] but was forced to retire due to a car accident in 1953.^[9] In 1955, after recovering, Casspi returned to play for Maccabi Netanya. He played there until the end of the 1968–69 season, when he moved to Beitar Netanya. He played one season there before retiring from football in fall 1970.

After retirement, Casspi continued to be involved in Maccabi Netanya, serving on its management board and helping to establish the club's handball team.^[10]

Honors

• Liga Alef (second tier):
  • 1963–64