The mythical chairman of Hapoel, Avraham Steel, has died

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Gidi Lipkin 31/01/2021 13:13

Avraham Steel (left) with Yaakov Adler (Ofer Hochberg)

The mythical chairman of Hapoel Tel Aviv, Avraham Steel, passed away at the age of 77. Steel served as chairman of the Reds in the 1980s and early 1990s and resigned at the beginning of the 1992/93 season following disagreements with the Histadrut. His son Idan Steel has served as Hapoel’s professional manager for the past year.

Jacob Adler, Who coached at Hapoel Tel Aviv when Steel was chairman: “He was a street cat, he knew how to get along with the players, the wisdom was to get along in a team that has no money. He should be commended for everything he did for Hapoel Tel Aviv. He was a man who gave in secret, an unusual heart, a precious man. “They painted him a dictator and did him an injustice, he has suffered a lot lately.”

Avraham Steel (Ofer Hochberg)

Hapoel announcement: “The Hapoel SP Basketball Club from Tel Aviv is participating in the mourning of the Steel family, over the death of the father of the family, Avraham. To win the state cup in 1984, for continuous participation in the European Cups with record achievements when Hapoel played twice in the semi-finals of the Korach Cup. “

“On behalf of the team management, club staff, coaches and players, we send our condolences to his son Idan, the professional manager of the senior team and youth department, and his daughter Shirley, the graphic designer of the club. Of blessed memory. Before tonight’s game against Maccabi Tel Aviv, there will be a minute of silence and the players will come up with black ribbons in his memory. “