Eli Cohen

Eli Cohen , nickname: "the Sheriff" , born 3 January 1951) is an Israeli former football player and manager.

Soccer career Between 1968 and 1986 he was a player with Maccabi Ramat Amidar and Shimshon Tel Aviv, and earned a gold medal playing for Team Israel at the 1977 Maccabiah Games. He has managed numerous clubs, including Bnei Yehuda, Maccabi Tel Aviv, Beitar Jerusalem, Hapoel Tel Aviv, Maccabi Ramat Amidar, Hapoel Hadera, Maccabi Herzliya, Ironi Rishon leZion, Hapoel Petah Tikva, Maccabi Netanya, Hapoel Be'er Sheva, Ironi Kiryat Shmona, Ironi Modi'in, and Maccabi Haifa. He won a championship with Beitar Jerusalem in the 1996-97 season.

Honours

As a manager Israeli Second Division (1): 1992-93 Israeli Championships (1): 1996–97 Israel State Cup (1): 1999