Yosef "Yossi" Abukasis ( he, יֹוסֶף "יֹוסִי" אָבּוּקָסִיס; born September 10, 1970) is an Israeli former football

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and current coach of

Beitar Jerusalem 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 Jerus ...

Career

Abukasis played in the youth team of Hapoel Tel Aviv, and in 1987/1988 season arrived to the first team. In that year Hapoel won the

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and Abukasis signed in the team for the next 5 years. In 1994/1995 season Abukasis played in

Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv F.C. ( he, מועדון כדורגל בני יהודה תל אביב, ''Moadon Kaduregel Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv''), commonly referred to as Bnei Yehuda (), is an Israeli football club from the Hatikva Quarter of the city of Tel ...

. A season after he played in

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.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 ...

. Abukasis played in Beitar from 1995/1996 until 2000/2001, and in his time Beitar won two championships and the

Toto Cup The Israel Toto Cup ( he, גביע הטוטו, ''Gvia Ha'Toto'') is an association football tournament that features clubs in the two highest divisions in Israel: the Israeli Premier League (Ligat Ha'Al), and the second division Liga Leumit. F ...

. Abukasis also participated in the 2000

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with the Israel national football team. In 2001/2002 season Abukasis came back to his youth team, Hapoel Tel Aviv, and won the Toto Cup. During 2003/2004 season he played half a year in F.C. Ashdod, but after that he went back to Hapoel Tel Aviv, where he completed his career. On 14 June 2011, Abukasis was appointed as the manager of Bnei Yehuda. On 27 September 2012, Abukasis was appointed as the manager of Hapoel Tel Aviv due to former Hapoel manager

Nitzan Shirazi Nitzan Shirazi ( he, ניצן שירזי‎, 21 July 1971 – 22 July 2014) was an Israeli association football player and manager. Playing career Born in Tel Aviv in 1971, at the age of eight he played in the Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv F.C., Bnei ...

’s health.

Honours

As a Player

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(3): **1987-88, 1996–97, 1997–98 * Israel State Cup (2): **2006, 2007 *

(2): **1997-98, 2001–02 *

Liga Gimel Liga Gimel ( he, ליגה ג', lit. ''League C'') is the fifth and bottom division of Israeli Football League, a position it has held since 2009. From Liga Alef and downwards to this, each league is separated by region as well. History Liga Gimel ...

(1): **2008-09 *

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(1): **2009-10

As a Manager

* Israel State Cup (2): **2019, 2020

Individual

* Member of the Israeli Football Hall of Fame

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Abukasis, Yossi 1970 births Living people Israeli footballers Hapoel Tel Aviv F.C. players Beitar Jerusalem F.C. players Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv F.C. players F.C. Ashdod players Hapoel Tzafririm Holon F.C. players Maccabi Jaffa F.C. players Israel international footballers Footballers from Bat Yam Liga Leumit players Israeli Premier League players Association football midfielders Israeli football managers Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv F.C. managers Hapoel Tel Aviv F.C. managers Bnei Sakhnin F.C. managers Hapoel Be'er Sheva F.C. managers Beitar Jerusalem F.C. managers Israeli Football Hall of Fame inductees