Jacob Cohen (footballer)

Jacob Cohen
יעקב כהן
Personal information
Full name	Jacob Cohen
Date of birth	25 September 1956 (age 68)
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
International career‡
1976–1981	Israel
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals; ‡ 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 1990, but made just six appearances.^[1]

כהן יעקב (in Hebrew). Israel Football Association. Retrieved 2009-07-26. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |month= (help)

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

This biographical article related to association football in Israel, about a defender, is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.