Nicolás Tauber (born August 20, 1980) is an Argentinian

Argentina

Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...

-Israel

Israel

The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...

i footballer currently playing for Chacarita Juniors

Chacarita Juniors

Club Atlético Chacarita Juniors is an Argentine sports club from Villa Maipú, General San Martín Partido in Greater Buenos Aires, which football squad is currently playing in the Primera B Nacional, the second division of the Argentine football league system.The club was founded on May 1, 1906, in...

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Playing career

During the summer of 2003, former Maccabi Netanya manager, Gili Landau

Gili Landau

Gili Landau is a former Israeli footballer and currently the manager of Hapoel Petah Tikva.-Honours:As player*Israeli Premier League :**1980-81, 1985–86, 1987–88*Israel State Cup :**1983-References:...

, spotted Nicolás during a scouting tour of Argentina

Argentina

Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...

. After discovering that Tauber was in fact Jewish and eligible for Israeli citizenship, he convinced him to make aliyah

Aliyah

Aliyah is the immigration of Jews to the Land of Israel . It is a basic tenet of Zionist ideology. The opposite action, emigration from Israel, is referred to as yerida . The return to the Holy Land has been a Jewish aspiration since the Babylonian exile...

 and join Maccabi Netanya

Maccabi Netanya

Maccabi Netanya F.C. is an Israeli football club based in Netanya. Established in 1934, the club were founding members of the Israeli League in 1949. After winning their first championship in 1970, the club's golden period lasted until the late 1980s, including four more league titles and a double...

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On September 13, 2003, Tauber made his league debut in an away fixture against Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv. It wasn't a successful debut as he gave up two goals and Netanya lost their first match of the season. Things did not improve, and the club was relegated by year-end, prompting Tauber to return to Argentina.

See also

• List of select Jewish football (association; soccer) players

External links

• Statistics at ESPN Soccernet
• Argentine Primera statistics at Fútbol XXI
• Statistics at BDFA
• Profile and statistics of Nicolás Tauber on One.co.il