Eli Cohen ( he, אלי כהן; born 6 April 1961) is an Israeli

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and former

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Career

Playing career

During the

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(While playing at

Maccabi Haifa Maccabi Haifa ( he, מכבי חיפה) is one of the biggest sports clubs in Israel and a part of the Maccabi association. It runs several sports clubs and teams in Haifa which have competed in a variety of sports over the years, such as Football ...

), Cohen had won two championships.

Management career

In 2003 Cohen won the Israel State Cup as manager of

Hapoel Ramat Gan Hapoel Ramat Gan Givatayim F.C. ( he, מועדון כדורגל הפועל רמת-גן גבעתיים, ''Moadon Kaduregel Hapoel Ramat Gan Givatayim'') is an Israeli football club from Ramat Gan and Givatayim. They currently play in Liga Leumit, ...

. At the beginning of 2004, Cohen was sacked from Hapoel Ramat Gan following a dispute with the team chairman. Cohen moved to coach

Hapoel Tzafririm Holon Hapoel Tzafririm Holon F.C. ( he, הפועל צפרירים חולון) is an Israeli football club based in the city of Holon. The club was founded in 1985 by a merger of Hapoel Holon and Tzafririm Holon.Maccabi Kiryat Gat heavy debts. In 2005 Holon relegated back to Liga Alef. At the beginning of 2006, Cohen was called to manage

Hapoel Ra'anana Hapoel Ra'anana Association Football Club ( he, עמותת הפועל רעננה מחלקת כדורגל, ''Amutat Hapoel Ra'anana Mahleket Kaduregel'') is an Israeli football club based in the city of Ra'anana. They currently play in Liga Alef ...

, which was in last place in Liga Leumit. At the end of the season he managed to remain in the league, and in 2009, Cohen was able to promote the team to the

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for the team first time. In March 2010, Cohen was sacked from Hapoel Ra'anana after four years at the club, after the team struggled in the relegation places. During the Summer of 2010, he was signed in Hapoel Acre, and helped to team avoid relegation.

Honours

As a Player

(2): **1983-84, 1984–85 *

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(2): **1986–87, 1989–90

As a Manager

* Toto Cup (Artzit) (1): **1999–2000 * Israel State Cup (2): **2003, 2013

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Cohen, Eli 1961 births Living people Israeli Jews Israeli footballers Maccabi Haifa F.C. players Hapoel Tzafririm Holon F.C. players Liga Leumit players Israeli football managers Hapoel Ramat Gan F.C. managers Maccabi Herzliya F.C. managers Hapoel Tzafririm Holon F.C. managers Hapoel Ra'anana A.F.C. managers Hapoel Acre F.C. managers Beitar Jerusalem F.C. managers Bnei Sakhnin F.C. managers Hapoel Haifa F.C. managers Hapoel Kfar Saba F.C. managers Hapoel Nir Ramat HaSharon F.C. managers Association football defenders