Eyal Berkovic Football player

Eyal Berkovic (Hebrew: אייל ברקוביץ'‎, sometimes Berkovich; born 2 April 1972 in Regba) is an Israeli former footballer. He played as an attacking midfielder making 78 appearances for the Israeli national team.Berkovic was well known for his vision and incisive passing, as well as for his suspect temperament. He had several clashes with managers and players, most notably Kevin Keegan (his manager when at Manchester City), and Welsh striker John Hartson.Graeme Souness described Berkovic as "a tremendous passer. In the last third of the field, he is the best that I've ever worked with."He is the older brother of former footballer Nir Berkovic.

Personal facts

Eyal Berkovic
Birth dateApril 02, 1972
Birth place
Israel , Regba
Height (meters)1.7

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Football player

position
Midfielder
teams
Blackburn Rovers F.C.
Maccabi Haifa F.C.
Israel national football team
West Ham United F.C.
Manchester City F.C.
Israel national under-21 football team
Celtic F.C.
Southampton F.C.
Portsmouth F.C.
Maccabi Tel Aviv F.C.
Israel national under-18 football team

Eyal Berkovic on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.eurosport.com/home/pages/v4/l0/s22/sport_lng0_spo22_sto702572.shtml