Danny Schindler and Brian Green have been selected to chair Great Britain’s football and futsal squads at next summer’s Maccabiah Games in 2017.

Schindler will oversee Open and Masters Football and Futsal, with Green responsible for the Junior categories of both sports.

Since his first appearance at an International Maccabi event – as an Open Footballer in the European Maccabi Games (EMG) 1991 in Marseilles - Danny has attended 10 major, Jewish tournaments in various roles, including as player, coach and manager. He also played for Wingate & Finchley FC for a decade before joining London Lions in their inaugural year.

Schindler said: "Having been involved with the Maccabi Movement most of my life, it is an honour to be involved at a senior level for Team GB for the Maccabiah Games next year. I see it as a real opportunity to give something back to the organisation.

"We are putting together a fantastic set of managers who will ensure every player gets the full 'Maccabiah experience' both in the build-up and at the Games themselves."

Having grown up playing for Kenton Maccabi, Schindler went on to play for Wingate & Finchley FC for a decade before joining London Lions in their inaugural year. His commitment and dedication to the club has been evident as he remains a constant fixture, still playing for the Master’s side and enjoying a four-year-stint as Chairman of the Junior Section.

Schindler has also enjoyed great success as a manager and athlete. He has won three gold medals as a player at Maccabiah and European Maccabi Games' levels and coached the gold medal-winning Open Football team in Stirling at the EMG in 1999.

Most recently he was Chair for the Junior Football and Futsal teams during the European Maccabi Games 2015 in Berlin where Team GB returned with three gold and one silver medal.

"From Open to Masters and, hopefully this year we will be taking an historic Women’s team, there is a perfect combination of sport, Israeli cultural, Jewish experiences and opportunities to make Jewish friends from around the world.

"It will be something very special to be part of and I urge people to apply for their respective teams."

Brian Green is well-known for his involvement with Maccabi GB’s young athletes, having overseen six consecutive JCC Maccabi Games as Team GB’s Head of Delegation and he is confident of helping to nurture the next generation of Jewish sports stars in a competition that will features athletes aged 13-16 in the Junior section.

Green said: “I hope we can follow up on the outstanding results of the last Maccabiah Games in 2013 where the sports achieved a gold, silver and bronze in three of the four categories.

"This time we will also be taking an U18 Girls Football Team and with the fantastic Management team that have been appointed in all the squads I am very confident we will return with five medals."