Boaz Kofman ( he, בועז קופמן) is a former

Israel Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...

i footballer and football manager who played for

Hapoel Petah Tikva Hapoel Petah Tikva F.C. ( he, הפועל פתח תקווה) is an Israeli football club based in the city of Petah Tikva, currently playing in the Liga Leumit. Its most successful period was throughout the 1950s and 1960s, in which the club won ...

, where he also served as manager, and for the Israel national football team.

Career

Playing career

Kofman joined

at the age of 9 and graduated to the senior team in 1953, where he played until the end of the 1966–68 season, winning 6 league titles and one

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. During his Time with the club, Kofman scored 121 league goals and 29 cup goals, including scoring in three cup finals. After Kofman's departure from Hapoel Petah Tikva, he served as player-manager at

Sektzia Ness Ziona Sektzia Ness Ziona ( he, סקציית כדורגל נס-ציונה, ''Sektziyat Kaduregel Nes Tziona'', lit. ''Football Section Ness Ziona'') are a football club from the Israeli city of Ness Ziona. They currently play in the Israeli Premier Leag ...

for one season, before returning to Hapoel Petah Tikva at the beginning of the 1969–70 season. However, Kofman didn't play during the first half of the season, and in February 1970, Kofman was transferred to Beitar Tel Aviv Kofman retired from active play in 1971, after a season at Beitar Lod, where he served as player-manager. In 1956, Kofman made his debut for

, in an Olympic qualifying match against

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. Kofman played a total of 8 matches for the national team, scoring one goal, against

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, in 1960.Boaz Kofman – National Team Player Details
IFA

Managing career

Kofman started his coaching career with stints as player-manager at Sektzia Ness Ziona and Beitar Lod, and, after retiring from active play, in 1971, Kofman served as manager for Hapoel Mahane Yehuda. In 1973, Kofman replaced Rehavia Rozenboim as head coach at

, where he led the club to the 1974 cup final, in which the team lost to

Hapoel Haifa Hapoel Haifa Football Club ( he, מועדון הכדורגל הפועל חיפה, ''Moadon HaKaduregel Hapoel Haifa'') is an Israeli football club located in the city of Haifa. The club won one championship (1998–99) and 4 Israeli cups (1 ...

. Kofman left Hapoel Petah Tikva at the end of the 1973–74 season, but returned to the club later in the next season, as a replacement manager, in an effort to save the club from relegation to

Liga Artzit Liga Artzit ( he, ליגה ארצית, lit. ''Country League'') is the defunct third division of Israeli Football League, beneath its highest division Premier League and the second division Liga Leumit. Before being cancelled in 2009, it was run b ...

, which proved unsuccessful. Kofman guided the club during its first season in Liga Artzit, and left the coaching position at the end of the season, after failing to gain promotion back to

Liga Leumit Liga Leumit ( he, ליגה לאומית, lit. ''National League'') is the second division of the Israeli Football League, and below its Premier League. Structure There are 16 clubs in the league. At the end of each season, the two lowest-place ...

. Kofman returned for a third spell in Hapoel Peath Tikva as a replacement manager during the 1981–82 season, but didn't manage to save the club from relegating.

Honours

Israeli Premier League The Israeli Premier League ( he, ליגת העל, ''Ligat Ha`Al'', ), is a professional association football league which operates as the highest division of the Israeli Football League – the state's league of Israel. The league is contested b ...

(6): ** 1954–55, 1958–59, 1959–60, 1960–61, 1961–62, 1962–63 * Israel State Cup (1): **

1957 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1957th year of the Common Era (CE) and ''Anno Domini'' (AD) designations, the 957th year of the 2nd millennium, the 57th year of the 20th century, and the 8th year ...

Israel Super Cup The Israel Super Cup, also known as the Champion of Champions ( he, אלוף האלופים, Aluf HaAlufim), is an Israeli association football club competition played as a single match between the winner of the latest Israeli top league champio ...

(1) **1961–62 (shared)

External links

Boaz Kofman
Hapoel Petah Tikva Museum

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kofman, Boaz 1935 births Living people Israeli Jews Israeli footballers Israel international footballers 1956 AFC Asian Cup players Footballers at the 1958 Asian Games Hapoel Petah Tikva F.C. players Sektzia Ness Ziona F.C. players Beitar Tel Aviv F.C. players Sektzia Ness Ziona F.C. managers Hapoel Petah Tikva F.C. managers Maccabi Sha'arayim F.C. managers Liga Leumit players Footballers from Petah Tikva Association football forwards Asian Games competitors for Israel Israeli football managers