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Sagiv Cohen

Sagiv Cohen is a retired Israeli footballer who played as a defender and midfielder, mostly for Hapoel Petah Tikva and Hapoel Acre.

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Born: 20 September 1987, Rosh HaAyin
Occupation: association football player

Sagiv Cohen was born in 1987 in Rosh HaAyin

Sagiv Cohen was born on September 20, 1987, in Rosh HaAyin to a Jewish family. He began playing in the youth teams of Maccabi Rosh HaAyin and then moved to the youth department of Hapoel Petah Tikva.

He made his senior debut for Hapoel Petah Tikva on January 11, 2006. The club was relegated after the 2006-07 season, and he stayed to help it return to the Israeli Premier League after one season. He played for Israel's youth teams from under-17 to under-19.

In 2009 he was loaned to Hapoel Ramat HaSharon, and in 2010 he signed with Politehnica Iași in Romania. In January 2011 he returned to Israel and joined Hapoel Acre, where he made 56 Premier League appearances and scored 2 goals.

He returned to Hapoel Petah Tikva in 2014 and became its captain in the 2016/17 season. He later played for Hapoel Ramat Gan Givatayim, also as captain, and for Hapoel Rishon LeZion. After signing with M.S. Kafr Qasim in 2019, he was injured in a training match and did not play again, and he now owns a fitness studio.