Yosef "Yossi" Abukasis ( he, יֹוסֶף "יֹוסִי" אָבּוּקָסִיס; born September 10, 1970) is an Israeli former
football
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midfielder
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Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. As central midfielders often go across boundarie ...
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 Jeru ...
.
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
championship
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Championship systems
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Title match system
In this system ...
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 Jerus ...]
. Abukasis played in Beitar from 1995/1996 until 2000/2001, and in his time Beitar won two
championships
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In this system ...
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.
Fro ...
. Abukasis also participated in the 2000
2000 UEFA European Football Championship qualifying with the
Israel national football team
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Israel's national team is the direct successor of the M ...
.
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
SC Ashdod ( he, מועדון ספורט אשדוד, ''Moadon Sport Ashdod'', lit. Sport Club Ashdod, mainly known in Israel by the semi-acronym name , ''Mem Samekh Ashdod'', lit. S.C. Ashdod) is an Israeli football club, playing in the port cit ...
, 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
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 ...
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 kids team, then mo ...
’s health.
Honours
As a Player
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Israeli Premier League
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(3):
**1987-88, 1996–97, 1997–98
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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 ...
(2):
**2006, 2007
*
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.
Fro ...
(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
*
Liga Bet
Liga Bet ( he, ליגה ב', lit. ''League B'') is the fourth tier of the Israeli football league system. It is divided into four regional divisions.
History
League football started in Israel in 1949–50, a year after the Israeli Declaration of ...
(1):
**2009-10
As a Manager
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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 ...
(2):
**2019, 2020
Individual
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Member of the Israeli Football Hall of Fame
References
External links
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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