Avi Cohen

Avaraham "Avi" Cohen (Hebrew: אבי כהן; November 14, 1956 - December 29, 2010) was an Israeli footballer. 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. 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. He retired from playing in 1990 and became the chairman of the Israel Professional Footballers Association. He was also a football manager.

Avi Cohen
אבי כהן

Cohen in 1990
Personal information
Full name	Avraham Cohen
Date of birth	(1956-11-14)14 November 1956
Place of birth	Cairo, Egypt
Date of death	29 December 2010(2010-12-29) (aged 54)
Place of death	Tel Aviv, Israel
Position(s)	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)
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

Avi Cohen, 1990

Cohen died from head injuries in 2010 after his motorbike was hit by a car in Tel Aviv. He was not wearing a proper helmet, which also was not buckled up, when he was hit.