Raul Geller

Dr. Raul Geller was a Peruvian-Israeli former professional footballer who played as a forward.[1] He is the third all time leading scorer of Beitar Jerusalem.[2]

Raul Geller
Personal information
Full name Raul Geller
Date of birth (1936-01-23) 23 January 1936
Place of birth Quillabamba, Peru
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
Deportivo Municipal
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1956–1957 Deportivo Municipal
1960–1964 Porvenir Miraflores
1965–1969 Beitar Jerusalem
National team
1964 Peru
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Playing career

After securing promotion for club team, Porvenir Miraflores, and representing Peru at the 1964 Copa América, Geller joined Beitar and helped the club gain promotion to the Israeli top division.

He also worked as an orthopedist.[3][2]

References

  1. Gillon, Philip (1981). "Sportsman with a scalpel". The Jerusalem Post Magazine. Archived from the original|archive-url= requires |url= (help) on 28 November 2016.
  2. Neiman, Rachel (2 June 2013). "Footballers in the open market". Israel21c. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
  3. Asa-El, Amotz (27 October 2005). "Middle Israel: Why we missed the World Cup". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 3 June 2020.


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