This article is about Avi Cohen (footballer, born 1956). Not to be confused with Avi Cohen (footballer, born 1962).
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)
International career
1976–1988
Israel
51
(3[3])
Managerial career
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
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
Avraham "Avi" Cohen (Hebrew: אבי כהן; 14 November 1956 – 29 December 2010)[2] was an Israeli footballer who played as a defender, and a manager. He was best known for his spells playing for two British clubs: Liverpool in England and Rangers in Scotland.[1] 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.[4][5] after his death Maccabi Tel Aviv retired the number 5 that he formerly wore.
^ ab"Player Profile: Avi Cohen". LFCHistory.net. Archived from the original on 17 June 2010. Retrieved 26 December 2010.
^ ab"Israeli soccer giant Avi Cohen dies of injuries after motorcycle crash". Haaretz. 28 December 2010. Retrieved 29 December 2010.
^He played another 12 games against International Olympic teams and 1 against Amateurs team.
^Cite error: The named reference hhacfpe was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^"Ex-Rangers star Avi Cohen dies following motorbike crash". STV. 28 December 2010. Archived from the original on 14 March 2012. Retrieved 28 December 2010.
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