Yohanan Sukenik () was a Jewish footballer, who played for Hapoel Tel Aviv and Mandatory Palestine national football team.National Team Player Details – Sukenik Yohanan IFA
Biography Sukenik was born in Łódź, then part of the Russian Empire and immigrated to Mandatory Palestine with his family in 1923."5 Years I Haven't Seen Hapoel T.A…." Hadshot HaSport, 10 February 1957 A keen footballer, he joined Maccabi Tel Aviv's youth team, Nordia. In 1927 he moved to Hapoel Tel Aviv, with whom he played until retiring in 1940. With the Hapoel Tel Aviv, Sukenik won 4 championships and 5 cups.
Sukenik was also part of the Mandatory Palestine national football team, playing four matches for the team, two against Egypt in 1934, scoring the consolation goal for Mandatory Palestine in a 1–4 defeat,Photographic Memory Asher Goldberg, 30 June 2002, Haaretz 1934 – Egypt Football Team in Tel Aviv Asher Goldberg, 2 January 2012, IFA and two against Greece in 1938, including appearing as a substitute the first match between the teams.An Historic Correction: The Line-Up Against Greece in 1938 Asher Goldberg, 22 November 2010, IFA
Sukenik retired in 1940, as he felt that playing football was damaging his feet and settled in Ramat Gan, where he worked as a builder. He tried his hand in coaching Hapoel Ramat Gan, but quit the position as he considered his players weren't making the effort to train properly and quit football altogether.
Honours League Championships (4): 1933–34, 1934–35, 1937–38, 1940 Cup (5): 1928, 1934, 1937, 1938, 1939
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