Motti Kakoun (born November 16, 1972, in
Tel Aviv
Tel Aviv-Yafo ( he, תֵּל־אָבִיב-יָפוֹ, translit=Tēl-ʾĀvīv-Yāfō ; ar, تَلّ أَبِيب – يَافَا, translit=Tall ʾAbīb-Yāfā, links=no), often referred to as just Tel Aviv, is the most populous city in the ...
) is a retired Israeli
footballer
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mostly known for his time with Hapoel Petah Tikva.
Football career
During his career, Kakoun played mainly for
Hapoel Petah Tikva FC. He was appointed
team captain
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at a young age, finishing the
1996–97 season as top
league goalscorer, scoring 21 times to help his team finish second, to
Beitar Jerusalem FC
Beitar Jerusalem Football Club ( he, מועדון כדורגל בית"ר ירושלים, Moadon Kaduregel Beitar Yerushalayim), commonly known as Beitar Jerusalem () or simply as Beitar (), is an Israeli football club based in the city of Jeru ...
.
After four more seasons of scoring in double digits for Petah Tikva, twice reaching the 20-goal mark, Kakoun moved abroad, joining
Spanish
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side
CP Mérida (
second division
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); however, after only four months, he returned to his country and previous club.
In April 2000, Kakoun reached scored 100th goal in his career, after scoring in a 4–2
derby
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win over
Maccabi Petah Tikva FC. In the 2003 summer, aged 30, he joined
second level team
Hapoel Kfar Saba FC
Hapoel Kfar Saba F.C. ( he, מועדון כדורגל הפועל כפר סבא, ''Moadon Kaduregel Hapoel Kfar Saba'') is an Israeli association football, football club based in Kfar Saba. The club competes in the Liga Leumit and plays home mat ...
, playing there for two seasons, and helping it win the league in his second year, with subsequent promotion.
Kakoun moved to Hapoel Petah for a third time in 2005, retiring after two years, with official totals of 156 goals in 379 games.
He returned to play active football in October 2010 for
Beitar Petah Tikva and two months later he moved to
Hapoel Mahane Yehuda F.C.
At 2012 he returned to
Beitar Petah Tikva.
Honours
Team
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Israeli Cup: 1991–92
*
Israeli Second Division: 2004–05
Individual
*
Israeli League: Top Goalscorer 1996–97
External links
Stats at HPTStats at ONE.co*
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1972 births
Living people
Israeli Jews
Israeli men's footballers
Men's association football forwards
Hapoel Petah Tikva F.C. players
Hapoel Kfar Saba F.C. players
Beitar Petah Tikva F.C. players
Hapoel Mahane Yehuda F.C. players
CP Mérida footballers
Israeli expatriate men's footballers
Expatriate men's footballers in Spain
Israeli expatriate sportspeople in Spain
Footballers from Petah Tikva
Liga Leumit players
Israeli Premier League players
Israel men's international footballers