Avi Cohen

Israeli football player-manager (1956-2010)

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.

Avi Cohen
אבי כהן
Cohen in 1990
Personal information
Full name Avraham Cohen
Date of birth (1956-11-14)14 November 1956[1]
Place of birth Cairo, Egypt
Date of death 29 December 2010(2010-12-29) (aged 54)[2]
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[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.[4] He was not wearing a proper helmet, which also was not buckled up, when he was hit.[5]

References

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  1. "Player Profile: Avi Cohen". LFCHistory.net. Archived from the original on 17 June 2010. Retrieved 26 December 2010.
  2. "Israeli soccer giant Avi Cohen dies of injuries after motorcycle crash". Haaretz. 28 December 2010. Retrieved 29 December 2010.
  3. He played another 12 games against International Olympic teams and 1 against Amateurs team.
  4. 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.
  5. "Avi Cohen's injury may have been avoided with legal helmet". jpost.com. Retrieved 31 December 2010.