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Yossi Abukasis

Yossi Abukasis is an Israeli former football midfielder and coach, known for his years at Hapoel Tel Aviv and Beitar Jerusalem.

born 1970Midfielder for Beitar JerusalemCaptain of Hapoel Tel AvivIsraeli Football Hall of Fame memberCoaching Bnei Sakhnin

Born: 10 September 1970, Bat Yam
Occupation: association football player, association football coach

Yossi Abukasis was born in 1970 in Bat Yam

Yosef Abukasis was born on September 10, 1970, in Bat Yam. His parents, Ezer and Hana, came to Israel from Morocco in 1963. He played in the youth department of Hapoel Tel Aviv.

He joined the Hapoel Tel Aviv senior team in the 1987/1988 season, when the club won the championship. He later played for Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv and Tzafririm Holon. From 1995/1996 to 2000/2001 he played for Beitar Jerusalem, which won 2 championships and the Toto Cup in that time, and he was named Israel's player of the season in 1997/1998.

In 2001/2002 he returned to Hapoel Tel Aviv, won the Toto Cup and reached the UEFA Cup quarterfinals with the club. He won the State Cup in 2006 and 2007 and was team captain in his last season, 2006/2007. He played 465 games in the league's first division and made 95 assists.

He played 35 games for the Israel national team and scored 3 goals between 1996 and 2003. After retiring in 2007 he became a scout for Hapoel Tel Aviv. He later coached Bnei Yehuda, Hapoel Tel Aviv and Bnei Sakhnin, and won the State Cup as a coach in 2019, 2020 and 2023.