Binyamin Weinberg is a former Israel

Israel

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i professional football (soccer)

Football (soccer)

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 player.

Biography

After having disputes with management at boyhood club, Maccabi Sha'arayim, he had two offers from other clubs. After turning down Beitar Jerusalem, he joined Maccabi Haifa

Maccabi Haifa F.C.

Maccabi Haifa Football Club is an Israeli football team from the city of Haifa, a section of Maccabi Haifa sports club. The club has won 12 championships, 5 State Cups and 4 Toto Cups...

 where he enjoyed limited success. During his time at Haifa, the Yom Kippur War

Yom Kippur War

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 broke out and Weinberg was called up for reserve duty to the Israeli Armor Corps

Israeli Armor Corps

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, in the Sinai Peninsula

Sinai Peninsula

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. When on the offensive of an Egypt

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ian military outpost, his Centurion tank

Centurion tank

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 shook. It was hit by an anti-tank guided missile

Anti-tank guided missile

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, killing the tank driver, about three kilometers into Egyptian territory and hours away from the Suez Canal

Suez Canal

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. The tank commander ordered the remaining soldiers out of the tank before it would catch fire and blow up. The injured soldiers, Weinberg among them, hid for an entire day in a water tower until the Paratroopers Brigade

Paratroopers Brigade (IDF)

The Paratroopers Brigade , also known as the 35th Brigade, is a unit of paratroopers within the Israel Defense Forces , and forms a major part of the Infantry Corps....

 rescued them.

Word broke out around Israel that an Israeli goalkeeper from the top flight was severely injured during the war and censores prevented Weinberg's name from being released. Football fans in Israel held a lottery trying to guess which goalkeeper had been injured. After two surgeries and a recovery period in Ashkelon

Ashkelon

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, Weinberg returned to practice with Haifa and eventually took back the starting position from Yosef Hedni. In the beginning of the 1974-75 season, Weinberg was transferred to city rivals Hapoel for a sum of I£50,000 and the proceeds from a friendly between the two clubs.

After eight season at Hapoel Haifa, and a short stint with Bnei Yehuda, Maccabi Haifa signed Weinberg to serve as the back up for Avi Ran

Avi Ran

Avi Ran was a goalkeeper at the Israeli football club Maccabi Haifa. Widely considered one of the greatest football players in Israel, he had a promising future which was cut short by a fatal accident.-Football career:...

. That year, Haifa won the league without Weinberg seeing any match time and he subsequently retired from football after the season.