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Rafi Cohen (football goalkeeper)

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Full name
  
Rafi Cohen

Current team
  
Hapoel Petah Tikva

Playing position
  
Goalkeeper


Height
  
1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)

Place of birth
  
Eilat, Israel

Name
  
Rafi Cohen

Date of birth
  
(1970-11-28) 28 November 1970 (age 45)

Rafi Cohen (Hebrew: רפי כהן‎‎, born 28 November 1970) is a retired Israeli footballer who played for 26 years.

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Biography

Cohen began his career with Hapoel Eilat in 1987. After a single season he was transferred to Hapoel Petah Tikva, where he made 139 appearances, and also appeared for the Israel national team. In 1993, he moved to Maccabi Haifa, before transferring to city rivals Hapoel in 1996. After a season at Hapoel Haifa he moved onto Bnei Yehuda and then in 1998 Maccabi Tel Aviv. In 1999, he returned to Hapoel Petah Tikva and made his last appearance for Israel in 2000. He left the club again in 2001 to join Maccabi Kiyat Gat. He moved to Maccabi Petah Tikva the following year, before returining to Hapoel Petah Tikva for a third time in 2002. In 2007, he left to join Hapoel Ramat Gan. After 3 seasons in Ramat Gan he moved in July 2010 to Hapoel Jerusalem.

Honours

  • Israeli Premier League
  • Winner (1): 1993–94
  • Runner-up (4): 1988–89, 1989–90, 1990–91, 1994–95
  • Israel State Cup
  • Winner (2): 1993, 1995
  • Runner-up (1): 1991
  • Toto Cup
  • Winner (4): 1989-90, 1990–91, 1993–94, 2004–05
  • Liga Alef South:
  • Winner (1): 2010-11
  • References

    Rafi Cohen (football goalkeeper) Wikipedia