Gal Cohen

Israeli footballer
Gal Cohen
Personal information
Full name Gal Cohen
Date of birth (1982-08-14) 14 August 1982 (age 42)
Place of birth Dor, Israel
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Center Back
Team information
Current team
Hapoel Ra'anana (manager)
Youth career
Maccabi Haifa
F.C. Neve Yosef
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2011 Hapoel Petah Tikva 159 (0)
2006–2007Hapoel Nazareth Illit (loan) 22 (0)
2011–2014 Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv 99 (1)
2014–2015 Hapoel Haifa 0 (0)
Managerial career
2017–2019 Hapel Ra'anana (youth)
2019–2020 Hapel Ra'anana (assistant manager)
2020 Hapel Ra'anana
2022–2023 Beitar Jerusalem (assistant manager)
2024 Beitar Jerusalem
2024– Israel (assistant manager)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Gal Cohen (born 14 August 1982) is a former Israeli footballer and assistant manager of Israel national football team.

Cohen started his career in 2001, when he signed to Hapoel Petah Tikva. In 2006/2007, Cohen was loaned to Hapoel Nazareth Illit, after one year he backed to Petah Tikva and became the Captain.

In August 2011. he had transferred to Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv.

  • Gal Cohen – Israel Football Association league player details
  • player profile on Hapoel Petah Tikva fan website (in Hebrew)


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