Martin Cohen (soccer)

Martin Cohen

Personal information
Full name	Martin Cohen
Date of birth	February 3, 1952
Place of birth	Johannesburg, South Africa
Playing position	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1970–1977	Highlands Park
1977	Los Angeles Aztecs	21	(0)
1978-1979	Highlands Park
1979	California Surf	23	(0)
1980-1982	Highlands Park
1983-1984	Wits University
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

Martin Cohen (born 3 February 1952) is a South African former Jewish professional association footballer who played for the Los Angeles Aztecs.

Playing career

Cohen was a starter for Highlands Park during the apartheid era of soccer in South Africa. On 20 April 1974, Cohen was part of the White XI that played their black counterparts in a racially charged match at Rand Stadium. After initially going down 1-0 to the black side (the goal was called off-side by referee Wally Turner), Cohen scored a crucial goal before Neil Roberts put the game away.^[1] His son, Larry Cohen is also a footballer.

Footnotes

1. Cress, Doug (2000-07-03). "Color Bind". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 27 September 2009.

External links

• NASL Profile