Jacob Levin (footballer)

For the American chess player, see Jacob Levin (chess player).

Jacob Levin

Lewin in 1912
Personal information
Date of birth	(1890-11-22)22 November 1890[1]
Place of birth	Landskrona, Sweden
Date of death	10 December 1945(1945-12-10) (aged 55)
Place of death	Liverpool, England
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1907–1912	Örgryte IS
1913	Everton F.C.
International career
1910–92	Sweden	6	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jacob Levin (also known as Jacob Lewin; 22 November 1890 – 10 December 1945) was a Swedish amateur football player who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.^[2] He played as defender in one match of the main tournament against the Netherlands.^[1][3] In 1913, he joined Everton F.C., he played in two games for the Liverpool-based club in "A" team games against West Lancashire Football League team Southport Park Villa and Marine F.C.^[4]

External links

• Swedish squad in 1912 Archived 3 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine

References

1. Jacob Levin – FIFA competition record (archived)
2. "Jacob Levin". Olympedia. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
3. Jacob Levin. sports-reference.com
4. Sawyer, Rob (18 July 2014). "The Mystery of Jacob Lewin – Everton's First Foreign and Jewish Player". Toffeeweb.com. Retrieved 18 July 2014.