Jacob Cohen (footballer)

Jacob Cohen
יעקב כהן
Personal information
Full name	Jacob Cohen
Date of birth	25 September 1956 (age 65)
Place of birth	Be'er Sheva, Israel
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Left back
Youth career
	Hapoel Be'er Sheva
Senior career*
Years	Team
1974–1980	Hapoel Be'er Sheva
1980–1982	Brighton & Hove Albion
1982–1983	Beitar Tel Aviv
1983–1984	Maccabi Tel Aviv
1984–1986	Hapoel Tel Aviv
1986–1989	Maccabi Petah Tikva
National team‡
1976–1981	Israel
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only; ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 27 July 2015

Jacob Cohen (born 25 September 1956) is an Israeli former professional footballer that has played in several clubs throughout Europe, including Hapoel Be'er Sheva, Brighton & Hove Albion, Maccabi Tel Aviv and Hapoel Tel Aviv.

Playing career[]

Cohen was bought by Brighton & Hove Albion from Hapoel Be'er Sheva for £40,000 in October 1980, but made just six appearances.^[1]

^ "New recruit would be rare foreign fling". The Argus. 2004-07-20. Archived from the original on September 2, 2010. Retrieved 2009-07-26.

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