Football Special Report: Avi Cohen dies at the age of 54
The former Israeli football player Avi Cohen has recently died from head injury resulted in a motorbike accident.
Avi Cohen was a defender of the Israeli national team and had also skippered his national side as well. Recently his twenty eight years old son http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Tamir-Cohen-c34618, who also plays for the Bolton Wanderers football team as a midfielder announced the news regarding
the death of his father Avi Cohen. Tamir announced that his father was declared as brain dead by the doctors of the hospital in http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Israel-c2925.
For the people who are unaware of the news, it is to be known that Avi Cohen was involved in a pretty harsh accident last week and was badly injured. The injury came out to be a bit too fatal for the former football star. It is also to be notified that Avi
was the first Israeli player to play in an English football club. Avi played for the prestigious Liverpool team.
Recently in an interview the son of Avi, Tamir expressed his sheer grief over his father’s death. Tamir told the media that at the time of his father’s death, the health committee was present at the hospital and the committee has confirmed the death of Avi.
The fifty nine years old Scottish striker and former team mate of Avi Cohen, Kenny Dalglish has expressed his deep sorrow over the death of Avi. He told the media that Avi Cohen was a great person. Kenny added that Avi will be remembered by all the former
Liverpool team’s players, as he was a lovely player who used to be one of the best names of the http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Liverpool-c39809 squad of his time.
Kenny told the media that Avi did not stay with the club for a very long span but his performances for the club will always be remembered in good words. He continued that Avi was one of the most active participants of the Liverpool football team and his
name will always be there in the hearts of the former players of the Liverpool team.
While talking about the performance of Avi Cohen for the team, Kenny said that Avi was a very good defender and the way he helped the team to win the title for the team in the match against Aston Villa was truly heroic and hard to forget.
On the other hand, the former Scottish football striker and current boss of the http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Rangers-c40314 team Ally McCoist also seemed pretty sad after the news broke out. He expressed his thoughts in a state of despair and said that he was utterly shocked by the news and
he still cannot believe that Avi Cohen is not between us anymore.
He said that he can still remember the way Avi smiles. He continued that Avi was a fantastic player and moreover he was an excellent person so the people who knew him will never forget Avi Cohen at all. Ally added that presently all of his wishes are with
the family of Avi Cohen as his family must have wrecked by the sudden bad news.
Avi Cohen was considered as one of the best Israel footballer and his performances for the national teams cannot be forgotten. He had taken part in twenty four games for the Liverpool team and his goal in the match against the Aston Villa side earned a glorious
league trophy to his team. Moreover, the fifty four years old Israeli also played in the Scottish football league for the Rangers team.
His work in the Israeli football history cannot be forgotten. His teammates will always miss his presence as players and personalities like Avi Cohen are matchless. May his soul rest in eternal peace.
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