Almog Cohen

Almog Cohen (, born 1 September 1988) is an Israeli former professional footballer who works as sporting director for Israeli Premier League side Maccabi Netanya. Early life Cohen was born in Be'er Sheva, Israel, to a Sephardic Jewish family. Career Cohen began his career with Beitar Tubruk and signed for Maccabi Netanya in summer 2006. In February 2010, Maccabi Netanya confirmed that he was set to join 1. FC Nürnberg in the 2010 summer transfer window. He made his league debut for the club on the third day of the 2010–11 Bundesliga season, starting Nürnberg's match at Hamburger SV. Coincidentally, his debut goal in the Bundesliga was also against Hamburg, Nürnberg won the game 2–0 with Cohen scoring the second goal of the match. He spent five months on loan at Hapoel Tel Aviv in 2013.