Eli Cohen

Eli Cohen was born in 1961 in Israel

Eli Cohen was born in Israel on 6 April 1961. He played as a defender for Maccabi Haifa for 8 years and won the club's first two championships, in 1984 and 1985. In 1986 he moved to Hapoel Tzafririm Holon, where he played for 9 years before retiring in 1995.

He began coaching small clubs and joined Hapoel Ramat Gan in 1998, leading it up two leagues and winning the Toto Cup of Liga Artzit. In 2003 he won the Israel State Cup with the club, beating Hapoel Be'er Sheva on penalties in the final. He was sacked at the start of 2004 after a dispute with the club chairman.

In 2006 he took over Hapoel Ra'anana, which was last in Liga Leumit, and in 2009 he took the club up to the Premier League for the first time. He was sacked in March 2010 and then coached Hapoel Acre until 2012. In 2013 he returned to Hapoel Ramat Gan and won a second State Cup, although the team was relegated.

He later coached Beitar Jerusalem, Bnei Sakhnin, Hapoel Haifa, Hapoel Kfar Saba, Hapoel Nir Ramat HaSharon and Hapoel Acre again. In October 2021 he returned to Hapoel Ra'anana, which was relegated to Liga Alef at the end of the season. He now coaches the Tira youth team.