Almog Cohen (footballer)

Almog Cohen (Hebrew: אלמוג כהן, born 1 September 1988)^[1] is an Israeli former professional footballer who works as sporting director for Israeli Premier League side Beitar Jerusalem.

Almog Cohen

Cohen signing autographs for 1. FC Nürnberg fans in 2011
Personal information
Date of birth	(1988-09-01) 1 September 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth	Beersheba, Israel
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team	Beitar Jerusalem
Youth career
1998–2006	Beitar Tubruk
2006–2007	Maccabi Netanya
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2007–2010	Maccabi Netanya	89	(8)
2010–2013	1. FC Nürnberg	58	(2)
2013	→ Hapoel Tel Aviv (loan)	12	(1)
2013–2019	FC Ingolstadt	126	(11)
2019–2022	Maccabi Netanya	53	(0)
Total		338	(22)
International career
2007–2010	Israel U21	17	(0)
2010–2019	Israel	27	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Early life

Cohen was born in Beersheba, Israel, to a Sephardic Jewish family.^[2]

Career

Cohen began his career with Beitar Tubruk and signed for Maccabi Netanya in summer 2006.^[3] In February 2010, Maccabi Netanya confirmed that he was set to join 1. FC Nürnberg in the 2010 summer transfer window.^[4] He made his league debut for the club on the third day of the 2010–11 Bundesliga season, starting Nürnberg's match at Hamburger SV. Coincidentally, his debut goal in the Bundesliga was also against Hamburg, Nürnberg won the game 2–0 with Cohen scoring the second goal of the match.^[5]

He spent five months on loan at Hapoel Tel Aviv in 2013.^[6]

On 30 July 2013, he joined FC Ingolstadt on a three-year contract.^[7] On 22 April 2016, he extended his contract until 2018.^[8]

On 25 June 2019, Cohen returned to Maccabi Netanya on a four-year contract.

On 14 February 2022, Cohen retired from playing after struggling with injuries and became Maccabi Netanya's new sporting director.

International career

Cohen represented the Israel U21 national team^[9] and the senior side.

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition^[10]

Club	Season	League			National cup		League cup		Continental		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Maccabi Netanya	2006–07	Ligat ha'Al	7	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	11	0
	2007–08		28	0	4	0	5	0	0	0	37	0
	2008–09		23	1	3	0	6	0	0	0	32	1
	2009–10		31	7	1	0	1	0	4	0	37	7
	Total		89	8	8	0	16	0	4	0	117	8
1. FC Nürnberg	2010–11	Bundesliga	25	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	27	2
	2011–12		24	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	26	0
	2012–13		9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	0
	Total		58	2	4	0	0	0	0	0	62	2
Hapoel Tel Aviv (loan)	2012–13	Ligat ha'Al	12	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	14	1
FC Ingolstadt	2013–14	2. Bundesliga	22	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	25	1
	2014–15		5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
	2015–16	Bundesliga	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	20	0
	2016–17		31	7	2	0	0	0	0	0	33	7
	2017–18	2. Bundesliga	27	2	3	1	0	0	0	0	30	3
	2018–19	2. Bundesliga	21	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	21	1
	Total		126	11	8	1	0	0	0	0	134	12
Maccabi Netanya	2019-20	Ligat ha'Al	24	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	28	0
	2020–21		24	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	26	0
	2021–22		5	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	9	0
	Total		53	0	2	0	8	0	0	0	63	0
Career total			338	22	24	1	24	0	4	0	390	23

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year^[11]

National team	Year	Competitive		Friendly		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Israel	2010	4	0	1	0	5	0
	2011	4	0	2	0	6	0
	2012	1	0	1	0	2	0
	2013	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2014	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2015	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2016	3	0	1	0	4	0
	2017	5	0	1	0	6	0
	2018	1	0	1	0	2	0
Total		18	0	7	0	25	0

Honours

Maccabi Netanya

• Israeli Premier League runner-up: 2006–07, 2007–08

FC Ingolstadt

• 2. Bundesliga: 2014–15

References

1. "Almog Cohen". UEFA. Retrieved 17 August 2010.
2. "German police probe anti-Semitic tweet against Israeli soccer player". www.timesofisrael.com.
3. "Matthäus gratuliert zu Cohen" (in German). kicker.de. 15 February 2010. Archived from the original on 15 July 2010. Retrieved 17 August 2010.
4. "1. FC Nürnberg verpflichtet Israeli Cohen" (in German). goal.com. 11 February 2010. Archived from the original on 13 February 2010. Retrieved 12 February 2010.
5. "Cohens erstes Bundesligator sichert FCN-Erfolg" (in German). kicker.de. 29 January 2011. Retrieved 29 January 2011.
6. We spraken Almog Cohen over het Israëlisch elftal en de relatie tussen joden en moslims vice.com
7. Zimmermann, Ruben (30 July 2013). "Almog Cohen wechselt vom 1. FC Nürnberg zum FC Ingolstadt" (in German). goal.com. Retrieved 30 July 2013.
8. "Cohen verlängert beim FCI bis 2018" (in German). Retrieved 5 May 2016.
9. Harush, Moshe (17 October 2008). "Soccer: Crash course". Ha'aretz. Retrieved 17 August 2010.
10. Almog Cohen at Soccerway. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
11. "Almog Cohen". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 2 February 2019.

External links

• Almog Cohen Archived 3 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine at One (in Hebrew)
• National team stats at IFA