Shmuel "Mila" Ginzburg (Russian: Шлёмо Гинзбург; 2 November 1918 – 17 May 1990) was an Israeli footballer who played as a left winger for Maccabi Tel Aviv and the Mandatory Palestine national team.
Only his sister Masha stayed in Ukraine and her son became a pilot in the Russian[further explanation needed] army.
Early in his first match against Maccabi Petah Tikva he appeared as a left-wing defender, but thanks to his strong and deliberate kicks, the coach brought him to the line His first international game was against the strong Romanian team Timoswara, Maccabi lost 3–4, Mila scored one goal, and the same year he won the league championship with Perry Neufeld, Jerry Beit haLevi, Menachem Marimovich, and even managed to play with his younger brother Yosef Merimovich.
In the opening kick, Deputy Mayor David Auster honored Maccabi Tel Aviv, defeating the Jerusalem team with 10 goals (10-0), Ginzburg scored hattrick.
When the family moved to Gedera, Mila Ginzburg had a hard time getting to the group's training and in 1943, when he was only 24, he retired from active play.