Rafi Cohen (footballer, born 1970)
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rafi Cohen | ||
| Date of birth | 28 November 1970 | ||
| Place of birth | Eilat, Israel | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Hapoel Petah Tikva | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1987–1988 | Hapoel Eilat | ||
| 1988–1993 | Hapoel Petah Tikva | 139 | (0) |
| 1993–1996 | Maccabi Haifa | 91 | (0) |
| 1996–1997 | Hapoel Haifa | 30 | (0) |
| 1997–1998 | Bnei Yehuda | 28 | (0) |
| 1998–1999 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 6 | (0) |
| 1999–2001 | Hapoel Petah Tikva | 60 | (0) |
| 2001 | Maccabi Kiryat Gat | 8 | (0) |
| 2002 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | 23 | (0) |
| 2002–2007 | Hapoel Petah Tikva | 125 | (0) |
| 2007–2010 | Hapoel Ramat Gan | 78 | (0) |
| 2010–2013 | Hapoel Jerusalem | 72 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 1992–2000 | Israel | 43 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2013–present | Hapoel Petah Tikva (goalkeeping coach) | ||
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 July 2009 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 July 2009 | |||
Rafi Cohen (Hebrew: רפי כהן, born 28 November 1970) is a retired Israeli footballer who played for 26 years.
Biography
[edit]Cohen began his career with Hapoel Eilat in 1987. After a single season he was transferred to Hapoel Petah Tikva, where he made 139 appearances, and also appeared for the Israel national team. In 1993, he moved to Maccabi Haifa, before transferring to city rivals Hapoel in 1996. After a season at Hapoel Haifa he moved onto Bnei Yehuda and then in 1998 Maccabi Tel Aviv. In 1999, he returned to Hapoel Petah Tikva and made his last appearance for Israel in 2000. He left the club again in 2001 to join Maccabi Kiyat Gat. He moved to Maccabi Petah Tikva the following year, before returning to Hapoel Petah Tikva for a third time in 2002. In 2007, he left to join Hapoel Ramat Gan. After 3 seasons in Ramat Gan he moved in July 2010 to Hapoel Jerusalem.
Cohen played 43 times for Israel between 1992 and 2000.[1]
Honours
[edit]- Israeli Premier League
- Winner (1): 1993–94
- Runner-up (4): 1988–89, 1989–90, 1990–91, 1994–95
- Israel State Cup
- Winner (2): 1993, 1995
- Runner-up (1): 1991
- Toto Cup
- Winner (4): 1989–90, 1990–91, 1993–94, 2004–05
- Liga Alef South:
- Winner (1): 2010-11
References
[edit]- ^ "ההתאחדות לכדורגל בישראל - Rafi Cohen". Israel Football Association. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
External links
[edit]- Rafi Cohen at National-Football-Teams.com
- 1970 births
- Jewish Israeli sportspeople
- Living people
- Israeli men's footballers
- Men's association football goalkeepers
- Hapoel Eilat F.C. players
- Hapoel Petah Tikva F.C. players
- Maccabi Haifa F.C. players
- Hapoel Haifa F.C. players
- Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv F.C. players
- Maccabi Tel Aviv F.C. players
- Maccabi Kiryat Gat F.C. players
- Maccabi Petah Tikva F.C. players
- Hapoel Ramat Gan Givatayim F.C. players
- Israel men's international footballers
- Liga Leumit players
- Israeli Premier League players
- Footballers from Eilat