Saba Georgios
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| Saba Georgios | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Saba Georgios | |
| Date of birth | 1931 | |
| Place of birth | Nicosia, Cyprus | |
| Playing position | Striker | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| APOEL Nicosia | ||
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| APOEL Nicosia Maccabi Haifa |
38 (10) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Saba Georgios is a former Cypriot football striker and was the first foreign footballer ever to play professionally in Israel. He was also the first ever Greek Cypriot that played in a football championship outside Cyprus. Georgios comes from a working class Greek background mixed with Jewish heritage from one of his grandfathers.
[edit] Arrival to Israel
Before Georgios, the only foreign players that played in Israel were British soldiers that were stationed in Israel during the British Mandate. The Cypriot striker was the first player ever to be brought in from abroad to play professional football in Israel.
Three offers from Israeli clubs were on the table though Georgios ended up only playing for Maccabi Haifa. Acclimation was difficult but eventually he settled in in the port city and scored some goals to go down in the annals of history in Israeli football.
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