Born
1934-08-06
Intl. since
1962-01-01
Hometown
Petach-Tiqva
Country
Israel
Speaks
Hebrew
Occupation
Hobbies
Two matches in the 1966 World Cup and four matches at the 1964 Olympic Games (one for the gold medal), but Bulgarian born Ashkenazi's most famous match was a strange one: the World Cup quarter final North-Korea - Portugal.
Eusebio
The North-Koreans had stolen the hearts of the English audience by winning 1-0 against Italy. Then they faced Portugal in the quarter-finals and again they seemed to perform miracles, making 3-0 after the break. Then Eusebio, European footballer of the year, scored 4 times, twice from a penalty, and the dream of the underdogs was shattered.
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FIFA referee bewteen 1962 and 1984. Referee highest division in Israel bewteen 1957 and 1984. Menachim Ashkenazi died in 2000.