Nicolás Tauber

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Nicolás Tauber
Full name	Nicolás Tauber
Date of birth	August 20, 1980 (1980-08-20) (age 27)
Place of birth	La Plata, Argentina
Height	1.82 m (5 ft 11+¹⁄₂ in)
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Club information
Current club	Club Almagro
Number	1
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1999-2003 2003-2004 2004-2005 2005-present	Estudiantes de La Plata Maccabi Netanya Unión de Santa Fe Club Almagro	73 (0) 27 (0) - (-) - (-)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23 September 2006. * Appearances (Goals)

Nicolás Tauber (Hebrew: ניקולאס טאובר), (born August 20, 1980) is an Argentinian-Israeli footballer currently playing his trade at Club Almagro.

[edit] Playing Career

[edit] Move to Israel

During the summer of 2003, former Maccabi Netanya manager, Gili Landau, spotted Nicolas during a scouting tour of Argentina. After discovering that Tauber was in fact Jewish and eligible for Israeli citizenship, he convinced him to make aliyah and join Maccabi Netanya.

On September 13, 2003 Tauber made his league debut in an away fixture against Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv. It wasn't a successful debut as he gave up two goals and Netanya lost their first match of the season. Things didn't improve and the club was relegated by the years end prompting Tauber to return to Argentina.