Nir Berkovic

Nir Berkovic

Personal information
Date of birth	(1982-11-16) 16 November 1982
Place of birth	Regba, Israel
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Maccabi Ahi Nazareth (manager)
Youth career
	Maccabi Haifa
1998–1999	Arsenal
1999–2001	Maccabi Haifa
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2001–2003	Hapoel Rishon LeZion	–	(–)
2003–2004	Hapoel Haifa	–	(–)
2004	Maccabi Ahi Nazareth	1	(0)
2004–2006	Hapoel Ra'anana	–	(–)
2006	Maccabi Netanya	0	(0)
Managerial career
2008–2015	Ironi Nesher (youth)
2015–2016	Hapoel Rishon LeZion (U-20)
2016–2018	Hapoel Rishon LeZion
2018–2019	Hapoel Ramat Gan
2019	Hapoel Rishon LeZion
2019–2020	Hapoel Umm al-Fahm
2020–	Maccabi Ahi Nazareth
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Nir Berkovic (Hebrew: ניר ברקוביץ; born 16 November 1982) is a former Israeli football player and currently the Maccabi Ahi Nazareth head coach. He is the younger brother of former Manchester City player Eyal Berkovic.

Berkovic born in Regba, Israel, and when he was 2 years old his family moved to the city of Nahariya. Started his career with Maccabi Haifa. At age 16, following disputes at Haifa, he was signed on a two-year contract as a youth player for English club Arsenal F.C. in December 1998. He spent four months at Arsenal, but could not obtain a work permit in England.

External links

• Stats at IFA