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Israeli footballer

Jacob Cohen
יעקב כהן
Personal information
Full name	Jacob Cohen
Date of birth	(1956-09-25) 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	Apps	(Gls)
1974–1980	Hapoel Be'er Sheva
1980–1982	Brighton & Hove Albion	6	(0)
1982–1983	Beitar Tel Aviv
1983–1984	Maccabi Tel Aviv	28	(0)
1984–1986	Hapoel Tel Aviv	40	(0)
1986–1989	Maccabi Petah Tikva
International career
1976–1981	Israel	19	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 July 2015

Jacob Cohen (Hebrew: יעקב כהן; 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 had made only six appearances.

כהן יעקב (in Hebrew). Israel Football Association. Archived from the original on 29 April 2010. Retrieved 26 July 2009.

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

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