Avi Cohen

Infobox Football biography
playername = Avi Cohen


fullname = Avraham Cohen
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1956|11|14
cityofbirth = Tel Aviv
countryofbirth = Israel
dateofdeath =
cityofdeath =
countryofdeath =
height =
position = Defender
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 1975-79 1979-81 1981-87 1987-88 1988-90
clubs = Maccabi Tel Aviv Liverpool Maccabi Tel Aviv Rangers Maccabi Netanya
caps(goals) = 18 (1)
nationalyears = 1976-88
nationalteam = Israel
nationalcaps(goals) = 52 (3)

Avraham "Avi" Cohen (born November 14 1956 in Tel Aviv) is a former Israeli football (soccer) player who played in defence. He is best known internationally for his spell playing for Liverpool in England. He is currently chairman of the Israel Professional Footballers Association.

Cohen began his playing career with Maccabi Tel Aviv before joining Liverpool for a fee of £200,000 in July 1979. He struggled to establish himself as a regular at Anfield and was released in November 1981, rejoining Maccabi. He returned to the UK in 1987 when he had a brief spell under former Liverpool teammate Graeme Souness at Rangers, before ending his career with Maccabi Netanya.

He also played for the Israeli national team 52 times, scoring 3 goals. His son, Tamir Cohen, is now a professional footballer who plays for Bolton Wanderers F.C. in the Premier League.

Honours

* Israeli Championship: 1977, 1979
* Charity Shield: 1979, 1980
* Israeli Cup: 1987

External links

* [http://www.thisisanfield.com/columnists/2007/07/forgotten-heroes-avi-cohen/ Thisisanfield.com Forgotten Heros]
* [http://www.lfchistory.net/player_profile.asp?player_id=284 Profile at lfchistory.net]
* [http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/isra-intlp-cohen_avi.html RSSSF international career statistics]