Avi Cohen

Avaraham "Avi" Cohen (Hebrew: אבי כהן; November 14, 1956 - December 29, 2010) was an Israeli footballer.^[4] Born in Cairo, he joined the Maccabi Tel Aviv football club in 1975 and within a year was playing for the Israel national football team.^[4] He joined Liverpool F.C. in 1979 and played 24 games for them. He went back to Israel but returned to Britain to play 15 games with Rangers.^[4] He retired from playing in 1990 and became the chairman of the Israel Professional Footballers Association.^[4] He was also a football manager.

Avi Cohen
אבי כהן

Cohen in 1990
Personal information
Full name	Avraham Cohen
Date of birth	(1956-11-14)14 November 1956[1]
Place of birth	Cairo, Egypt
Date of death	29 December 2010(2010-12-29) (aged 54)[2]
Place of death	Tel Aviv, Israel
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
1966–1974	Maccabi Tel Aviv
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1974–1979	Maccabi Tel Aviv	134	(10)
1979–1981	Liverpool	18	(1)
1981–1987	Maccabi Tel Aviv	158	(4)
1987–1988	Rangers	7	(0)
1988–1990	Maccabi Tel Aviv	40	(1)
1991	Maccabi Netanya	3	(0)
Total		360	(16)
International career
1976–1988	Israel	51	(3[3])
Managerial career
1990–1992	Maccabi Netanya
1992–1993	Beitar Tel Aviv
1993–1994	Maccabi Yavne
1994–1995	Ironi Ashdod
1995–1998	Hapoel Kfar Saba
1998–1999	Hapoel Ashkelon
1999–2000	Hapoel Kfar Saba
2001	Maccabi Herzliya
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Cohen died from head injuries in 2010 after his motorbike was hit by a car in Tel Aviv.^[4] He was not wearing a proper helmet, which also was not buckled up, when he was hit.^[5]