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{{Short description|Israeli footballer (born 1947)}}
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{{Infobox football biography
| name = Shmuel Rosenthal<br/>שמואל רוזנטל
| image = ShmuelRosenthal.jpg
| caption = Shmuel Rosenthal in 1968
| fullname = 
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1947|04|22}}
| birth_place = [[Petah Tikva]], Israel<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ro/shmuel-rosenthal-1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418073105/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ro/shmuel-rosenthal-1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=18 April 2020|title=Shmuel Rosenthal Bio, Stats, and Results|website=Olympics at Sports-Reference.com}}</ref>
| death_date = 
| death_place = 
| height = 
| position = [[Midfielder]]
| youthyears1 = 
| youthclubs1 = 
| years1 = 1965–1972
| years2 = 1972–1973
| years3 = 1973–1976
| years4 = 1976–1978
| years5 = 1978
| years6 = 1979
| years7 = 1980–1983
| clubs1 = [[Hapoel Petah Tikva F.C.|Hapoel Petah Tikva]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://hpt.co.il/?ShowPlayer=62|title=מוזיאון הפועל פתח-תקוה|website=hpt.co.il}}</ref>
| clubs2 = [[Borussia Mönchengladbach]]
| clubs3 = [[Hapoel Petah Tikva F.C.|Hapoel Petah Tikva]]
| clubs4 = [[Beitar Tel Aviv F.C.|Beitar Tel Aviv]]
| clubs5 = [[Oakland Stompers]]
| clubs6 = [[Beitar Tel Aviv F.C.|Beitar Tel Aviv]]
| clubs7 = [[Hapoel Lod F.C.|Hapoel Lod]]
| caps1 = 201
| caps2 = 13
| caps3 = 90
| caps4 = 
| caps5 = 18
| goals1 = 7
| goals2 = 1
| goals3 = 4
| goals4 = 
| goals5 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 1965–1973
| nationalteam1 = [[Israel national football team|Israel]]
| nationalcaps1 = 34
| nationalgoals1 = 2
| manageryears1 = 1981–1983
| managerclubs1 = [[Hapoel Lod F.C.|Hapoel Lod]] (player-manager)
| manageryears2 = 1983–1984
| managerclubs2 = [[Hapoel Lod F.C.|Hapoel Lod]]
}}

'''Shmuel Rosenthal''' ({{langx|he|שמואל רוזנטל}}, also known as '''Sam Rosenthal''', born 22 April 1947) is an Israeli former international [[association football|footballer]]. With Israel he participated in the Olympic Games of 1968 and the World Cup 1970. When he moved from [[Hapoel Petah Tikva F.C.|Hapoel Petah Tikva]] to the German club [[Borussia Mönchengladbach]] in 1972 he became the first Israeli professional hired by a European club.

== Career ==
Rosenthal commenced his career 1965 with the Israeli first division side [[Hapoel Petah Tikva F.C.|Hapoel Petah Tikva]]. Already in the same year he debuted with the [[Israel national football team]]. With Israel he took part in the [[Football at the 1968 Summer Olympics|1968 Summer Olympics]] in Mexico. In Mexico the team reached the quarterfinals, where the side held Bulgaria to a 1–1 draw after extra time. The match was eventually decided for Bulgaria by drawing of a lot, as penalty shootouts had not yet been introduced.

With Israel he also [[1970 FIFA World Cup qualification|qualified]] for the [[1970 FIFA World Cup|1970 World Cup]] in Mexico via a walkover against North Korea, which refused to play in Israel and the Oceanian teams of New Zealand and Australia. There Rosenthal participated in all three matches of his team. Israel initially lost to Uruguay, but managed to hold Sweden and the later finalist Italy to draws.

Altogether Rosenthal played 30 times for his country, scoring once. Including matches in the context of Olympic tournaments and the like his tally here rises to 43 matches and two goals.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/isra-recintlp.html | title = Israel National Team - Appearances and Goalscoring | date = 14 February 2011 | accessdate = 9 May 2013 | first1 = Jean-Michel | last1 = Cazal | first2 = Yaniv | website = [[RSSSF]] | last2 = Bleicher}}</ref> A contemporary of his in the Israeli sides of this era was [[Mordechai Spiegler]], who is considered one of the greatest players of all times of his country.

In 1972, Rosenthal joined the then reigning German champions [[Borussia Mönchengladbach]], becoming the first professional Israeli player finding an engagement in Europe. In the first half of the season he played for the club in 13 [[Bundesliga]] matches, scoring one goal, and a number of [[UEFA Cup]] matches. By the end of the season the club ended the league as fifth, but won the [[DFB-Pokal]] and reached the finals of the UEFA Cup. With Mönchengladbach, Rosenthal played mainly [[libero (football)|libero]], a position he filled "often somewhat too careless", according to the chronicles of the club.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.welt.de/welt_print/article1115695/Der_Busfahrer_bleibt_unbewaffnet.html | title = Der Busfahrer bleibt unbewaffnet | language = German | publisher = Die Welt | date = 18 August 2007 | accessdate = 9 May 2013}}</ref>

In 1973, he returned to Hapoel Petah Tikva. In 1976, he switched to [[Beitar Tel Aviv]], before moving in 1978 to the [[Oakland Stompers]] in the then fashionable [[North American Soccer League (1968–1984)|North American Soccer League]], which in that era featured some well known stars from Europe and South America.

In 1979, he returned to Israel as he returned to play for Beitar Tel Aviv. Later on he moved to [[Hapoel Lod F.C.|Hapoel Lod]] there he finished his career in 1983 and became the club's manager for a short period of time.

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{WorldFootball.net|shmuel-rosenthal}}
* {{Fussballdaten|rosenthalshmuel}}
* [http://www.nasljerseys.com/Players/R/Rosenthal.Sam.htm NASL stats]

{{Israeli Footballer of the Year}}
{{Israel squad 1968 AFC Asian Cup}}
{{Israel football squad 1968 Summer Olympics}}
{{Israel squad 1970 FIFA World Cup}}

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