Gal Cohen

Gal Cohen was born in 1982 in Dor

Gal Cohen was born on 14 August 1982 and grew up in the moshav of Dor, in a Jewish family. He began playing in the youth department of Maccabi Haifa. At 17 he moved to M.C. Neve Yosef.

In 2001 he signed a 5 year contract with Hapoel Petah Tikva and played 1 game for the youth national team. In summer 2006 he was loaned to Hapoel Nazareth Illit, then returned to Petah Tikva after 1 season and became captain. He played as a center back.

In 2011 he joined Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv and played there for 3 years. In 2014 he signed with Hapoel Haifa. He retired because of an injury in October 2015.

After coaching the youth team of Hapoel Ra'anana, he became assistant coach of its senior team in 2019 and later its head coach twice in 2020. From 2021 he was an assistant coach at Beitar Jerusalem, which won the State Cup in 2022/2023, and he briefly coached the club in 2021 and 2024. In May 2024 he was named assistant to Israel national team coach Ran Ben Shimon.