Uri Cohen-Mintz

Uri Cohen-Mintz was born in 1973 in Tel Aviv

Uri Cohen-Mintz was born on August 1, 1973, in Tel Aviv. His father, Tanchum Cohen-Mintz, played center for Maccabi Tel Aviv for 16 seasons. His mother, Edith, was an Israeli tennis champion.

He came up through the Maccabi Tel Aviv youth team and played one season with its senior team in 1992/1993. After a season with Hapoel Gvat, he played for the University of Connecticut in 1995, and the team won the Big East title that season. In 2000 he also completed photography studies at Camera Obscura.

Back in Israel, he changed teams almost every season, playing for clubs including Maccabi Jerusalem, Ironi Ramat Gan, Bnei Herzliya, Hapoel Jerusalem and Ironi Ashkelon. In 2001/2002 he was captain of Hapoel Tel Aviv, which moved up to the Premier League. From 2003 to 2006 he played for Elan Chalon in France.

He returned to Israel in 2006 and later helped Ironi Kiryat Ata and Hapoel Afula reach the Premier League. He played 67 games for the senior national team between 1997 and 2005, scoring 192 points. As of 2015, he ran an events hall in the Jezreel Valley with his wife, Nili, a chef.