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MERMOVICH (1916 – 12 MAY 1945) WAS A JEWISH FOOTBALLER, BORN IN CYPRUS, WHO PLAYED IN THE LAND OF ISRAEL DURING THE BRITISH MANDATE.

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MARGOOVICH, BORN OF MARGOT, CYPRUS IMMIGRATED WITH HIS FAMILY IN 1927. HE PLAYED AT TEL AVIV AS A LEFT-WING RUN, AND WAS ONE OF THE CAR PLAYERS IN THE 1930S. IN 1936, HE WAS A MEMBER OF THE GROUP'S TRIP TO THE UNITED STATES AND WAS CONSIDERED TO BE THE TRAVEL PROVIDER. FOLLOWING HIS HONOR IN THE U.S. GAMES, MARILYNOVICH RECEIVED AN OFFER TO SIGN IN THE CHICAGO TEAM, BUT REFUSED. IN 1938, MEMOVICH MOVED TO THE SOCCER GROUP OF RAILWAY WORKERS IN CAIRO, EGYPT. IN 1939 HE RETURNED TO TEL AVIV, AND WAS A PARTNER FOR THE TRIP TO AUSTRALIA. DURING THE STAY IN AUSTRALIA, HE RECEIVED AN OFFER TO SIGN THE LOCAL RITCH SOCCER TEAM, AND REMAINED THERE. IN THE EARLY 1940S, MARILYNOVICH WAS AN ACTOR IN THE GROUP OF MACCABEES IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA AND WAS A VERY SIGNIFICANT PART OF THE TEAM. DURING WORLD WAR II, HE WAS RECRUITED TO THE AUSTRALIAN ARMY ALONG WITH ABRAHAM HALL OF LEVI AND SENT TO THE NEW GUINEA FOR BATTLES AGAINST THE JAPANESE. ON 12 MAY 1945, HE WAS KILLED DURING THE BATTLES AND WAS BURIED THERE. OVER THE YEARS, HE TRIED TO RAISE HIS BONES TO BURIAL IN ISRAEL, BUT WITHOUT SUCCESS.

HE WON TWO APPEARANCES IN THE ISRAEL TEAM AT THE 1938 WORLD CUP.

HIS BROTHER WAS THE ACTOR AND COACH JOSEPH OF MARILYN.

DEGREES.
CHAMPIONSHIP: 2
1936, 1937
STATE CUPS: 1
1932/1933

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FOOTBALL TEAM OF ISRAEL
FOOTBALLERS IN TEL AVIV
LAND OF ISRAEL SOCCER TIES
JEWISH SOLDIERS IN WORLD WAR II
JEWS IN THE AUSTRALIAN ARMY
AUSTRALIAN JEWISH ATHLETES
THE THIRD IMMIGRATION.
AUSTRALIANS KILLED IN WORLD WAR II
LAND OF ISRAEL BORN IN 1916
LAND OF ISRAEL WHO DIED IN 1945