- Shmuel Kozokin
Infobox Football biography
playername =Shmuel Kozokin שמואל קוזוקין
fullname =
dateofbirth = Birth date and age|1987|11|6
cityofbirth =
countryofbirth =USSR
height = 1.85 m
position = Defender
currentclub = Flagicon|ISR Beitar Jerusalem
clubnumber = 12
youthyears = 2000-2006
youthclubs = Flagicon|ISR Beitar Jerusalem
years = 2006-present
clubs =Beitar Jerusalem
caps(goals) = 8 (0)
nationalyears = 2005-2006 2006-2008 2008-
nationalteam = | nationalteam = Israel U19 Israel U21 Israelnationalcaps(goals) = 16 (1) 3 (0) 3 (0)
pcupdate =
ntupdate = 19 September 2008Shmuel Kozokin ( _he. שמואל קוזוקין; born
6 November ,1987 ) is anIsrael i footballer who currently plays for Beitar Jerusalem.He was born in the
USSR in 1987. When he was 4 years old his family immigrated toIsrael . At the age on nine he joined a football school, and at the age of 14 the youth team ofBeitar Jerusalem .He played the
Israel national under-19 football team in 2005-2006, and was part of theIsrael team at the2005 Maccabiah Games that won the football gold medal. [http://www.beitar-jerusalem.net/article_2176] [http://football.org.il/Archive/Articles/Pages/oArticle499.aspx]With the youth team he won the 2005/2006
Israeli youth-teams-cup, and he was brought up to the mature team. He was part of the mature squad, and at the same time played for the youth team, with who he won the 2006-2007 cup and championship, and was chosen youth player of the year [http://www.beitar-jerusalem.net/article_2176] . He was also part of theIsrael national under-21 football team that reached theUEFA European Under-21 Football Championship (thought he didn't play in the tournment itself).In the 2006-2007 season, when the mature team won the state championship, he was mostly a bench player, but at the same time played for the youth team that won the state cup and championship, and was chosen youth player of the year [http://www.beitar-jerusalem.net/article_2176] . At the 2007-2008 season when the team won both the state championship and the state cup he played in many games, especialy at the end of the season. After that season he recived a call to the
Israel national football team .References
Links
* [http://www.beitar-jerusalem.net/player_13 About Kozokin from a fan site of Beitar Jerusalem]
* [http://www.beitar-jerusalem.net/article_2176 An interview with Kozokin after he was chosen youth player of the year 2007]
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