Omer Peretz ( he, עומר פרץ; born 26 January 1986) is an Israeli former professional

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who now works as the manager of

Hapoel Kfar Saba Hapoel Kfar Saba F.C. ( he, מועדון כדורגל הפועל כפר סבא, ''Moadon Kaduregel Hapoel Kfar Saba'') is an Israeli football club based in Kfar Saba. The club competes in the Liga Leumit and plays home matches at Levita Stadiu ...

. He is most known for playing at

Hapoel Tel Aviv Hapoel Tel Aviv ( he, הפועל תל אביב) is a sports club in Israel, founded in the 1920s, and part of the Hapoel association. It runs several sports clubs and teams in Tel Aviv which have competed in a variety of sports over the years, suc ...

Maccabi Tel Aviv Maccabi Tel Aviv ( he, מכבי תל אביב) is one of the largest sports clubs in Israel, and a part of the Maccabi association. Many sports clubs and teams in Tel Aviv are in association with Maccabi and compete in a variety of sports, such ...

and

Maccabi Netanya Maccabi Netanya F.C. ( he, מועדון כדורגל מכבי נתניה, ''Football Club Maccabi Netanya'') is an Israeli football club based in Netanya. Established in 1934, the club was a founding member of the Israeli League in 1949. Afte ...

. His father,

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, was also a footballer who played the

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 ...

and in

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. Both his late uncle,

Avi Cohen Avraham "Avi" Cohen ( he, אבי כהן; 14 November 1956 – 29 December 2010) was an Israeli footballer who played as a defender, and a manager. He was best known for his spells playing for two British clubs: Liverpool in England and Rangers ...

and his cousin

Tamir Cohen Tamir Cohen ( he, תמיר כהן; born 4 March 1984) is an Israeli former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He is the son of the late Maccabi Tel Aviv and Liverpool player Avi Cohen. Club career Early career Cohen was born in ...

played in the Israeli Premier League and the

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Managerial statistics

Honours

Israel State Cup The Israel State Cup ( he, גביע המדינה, ''Gvia HaMedina''), is a knockout cup competition in Israeli football, run by the Israel Football Association (IFA). The State Cup was first held in 1928 as the People's Cup. Because it involve ...

: 2006; runner-up 2014 *

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 ...

: 2013–14

References

1986 births Living people Israeli Jews Israeli footballers Association football forwards Hapoel Tel Aviv F.C. players Maccabi Tel Aviv F.C. players Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona F.C. players Hapoel Ramat Gan F.C. players Maccabi Herzliya F.C. players Sektzia Ness Ziona F.C. players Maccabi Netanya F.C. players Israeli Premier League players Liga Leumit players Israel under-21 international footballers Israeli expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in France Israeli expatriate sportspeople in France Footballers from Tel Aviv Israeli football managers Maccabi Netanya F.C. managers Hakoah Amidar Ramat Gan F.C. managers Hapoel Rishon LeZion F.C. managers Hapoel Kfar Saba F.C. managers Israeli people of Moroccan-Jewish descent {{Israel-footy-bio-stub