Avi Cohen Sports manager

Avraham "Avi" Cohen (Hebrew: אבי כהן‎; 14 November 1956 – 29 December 2010) was an Israeli footballer who played as a defender. He was best known for his spells playing for British giants Liverpool in England and Rangers in Scotland. After retirement from active football and management, he was the chairman of the Israel Professional Footballers Association for over five years until he was killed in a motorcycle crash. after his death Maccabi Tel Aviv has retired the number 5 that he wore.

Personal facts

Avi Cohen
Alias (AKA)Cohen Avraham
Birth dateNovember 14, 1956
Birth place
Cairo , Egypt
Date of deathDecember 28, 2010
Place of death
Tel Aviv , Israel

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Football manager

club
Hapoel Ashkelon F.C.
Beitar Tel Aviv F.C.
Maccabi Yavne F.C.
Hapoel Kfar Saba F.C.
Maccabi Netanya F.C.
Maccabi Herzliya F.C.
Maccabi Ironi Ashdod F.C.
position
Defender (association football)
teams
Liverpool F.C.
Israel national football team
Rangers F.C.
Maccabi Netanya F.C.
Maccabi Tel Aviv F.C.

Avi Cohen on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.lfchistory.net/player_profile.asp?player_id=284
  2. http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/isra-intlp-cohen_avi.html
  3. http://www.rsssf.com/players/ec1winningsquads.html
  4. http://www.thisisanfield.com/columnists/2007/07/forgotten-heroes-avi-cohen