Avi Cohen
Avaraham "Avi" Cohen (Hebrew: אבי כהן; November 14, 1956 - December 29, 2010) was an Israeli footballer.[4] Born in Cairo, he joined the Maccabi Tel Aviv football club in 1975 and within a year was playing for the Israel national football team.[4] He joined Liverpool F.C. in 1979 and played 24 games for them. He went back to Israel but returned to Britain to play 15 games with Rangers.[4] He retired from playing in 1990 and became the chairman of the Israel Professional Footballers Association.[4] He was also a football manager.
 Cohen in 1990 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Avraham Cohen | ||
| Date of birth | 14 November 1956[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Cairo, Egypt | ||
| Date of death | 29 December 2010 (aged 54)[2] | ||
| Place of death | Tel Aviv, Israel | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1966–1974 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1974–1979 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 134 | (10) |
| 1979–1981 | Liverpool | 18 | (1) |
| 1981–1987 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 158 | (4) |
| 1987–1988 | Rangers | 7 | (0) |
| 1988–1990 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 40 | (1) |
| 1991 | Maccabi Netanya | 3 | (0) |
| Total | 360 | (16) | |
| National team | |||
| 1976–1988 | Israel | 51 | (3[3]) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1990–1992 | Maccabi Netanya | ||
| 1992–1993 | Beitar Tel Aviv | ||
| 1993–1994 | Maccabi Yavne | ||
| 1994–1995 | Ironi Ashdod | ||
| 1995–1998 | Hapoel Kfar Saba | ||
| 1998–1999 | Hapoel Ashkelon | ||
| 1999–2000 | Hapoel Kfar Saba | ||
| 2001 | Maccabi Herzliya | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Cohen died from head injuries in 2010 after his motorbike was hit by a car in Tel Aviv.[4] He was not wearing a proper helmet, which also was not buckled up, when he was hit.[5]
References
- ↑ "Player Profile: Avi Cohen". LFCHistory.net. Archived from the original on 17 June 2010. Retrieved 26 December 2010.
- ↑ Israeli soccer giant Avi Cohen dies of injuries after motorcycle crash. 28 December 2010. http://www.haaretz.com/news/sports/israeli-soccer-giant-avi-cohen-dies-of-injuries-after-motorcycle-crash-1.33403. Retrieved 29 December 2010.
- ↑ He played another 12 games against International Olympic teams and 1 against Amateurs team.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 "Israeli soccer giant Avi Cohen dies of injuries after motorcycle crash". haaretz.com. Retrieved 31 December 2010.
- ↑ "Avi Cohen's injury may have been avoided with legal helmet". jpost.com. Retrieved 31 December 2010.
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