Yossi Mizrahi

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Yossi Mizrahi (Hebrew: יוסי מזרחי), born in Jerusalem, Israel on April 4, 1953, is an Israeli football coach. [1]

Yossi Mizrahi was a goalkeeper for Beitar Jerusalem FC in 1974-1987. Two years after he joined the team, it won the State Cup for the first time. [2] In 1994, Mizrahi was assistant coach under Amatzia Levkovic. In 1994, Levkovic was fired four games into the season and Mizrahi was appointed head coach. He later coached Hapoel Jerusalem, Maccabi Petah Tikva and Ashdod, and worked with Avraham Grant as assistant coach in Israel's 2004 European Championship qualifying campaign. [3]

Mizrahi is described as an "impeccable tactician, capable of turning wretched teams around and loved by his players." [4]

Mizrahi is currently manager of Apollon Limassol.

[edit] Reference

  1. ^ Mizrahi, Yossi : Jews In Sports @ Virtual Museum
  2. ^ Mizrahi, Yossi : Jews In Sports @ Virtual Museum
  3. ^ Beitar Jerusalem names ex-goalie Yossi Mizrahi as next coach - Haaretz - Israel News
  4. ^ Mizrahi, Yossi : Jews In Sports @ Virtual Museum
Preceded by
Osvaldo Ardiles		 Beitar Jerusalem FC manager
2006-2007		 Succeeded by
Itzhak Shum
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