Jacob Cohen (footballer)

Jacob Cohen
יעקב כהן

Personal information
Full name	Jacob Cohen
Date of birth	25 September 1956
Place of birth	Be'er Sheva, Israel
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position	Left back
Youth career
	Hapoel Be'er Sheva
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1974–1980	Hapoel Be'er Sheva
1980–1982	Brighton & Hove Albion	6	(0)
1982–1983	Beitar Tel Aviv
1983–1984	Maccabi Tel Aviv	28	(0)
1984–1986	Hapoel Tel Aviv	40	(0)
1986–1989	Maccabi Petah Tikva
National team^‡
1976–1981	Israel	19	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 27 July 2015

Jacob Cohen (born 25 September 1956) is an Israeli former professional footballer that has played in several clubs throughout Europe, including Hapoel Be'er Sheva, Brighton & Hove Albion, Maccabi Tel Aviv and Hapoel Tel Aviv.

Playing career

Cohen was bought by Brighton & Hove Albion from Hapoel Be'er Sheva for £40,000 in October 1990, but made just six appearances.^[1]

Honours

Club

Hapoel Be'er Sheva

• Premier League:
  • Winners (2): 1974/1975, 1975/1976
• Super Cup:
  • Winners (1): 1974/1975
  • Runners-up (1): 1975/1976

Hapoel Tel Aviv

• Premier League:
  • Winners (1): 1985/1986

References

• כהן יעקב (in Hebrew). Israel Football Association. Retrieved 2009-07-26.

Footnotes

1. "New recruit would be rare foreign fling". The Argus. 2004-07-20. Retrieved 2009-07-26.