Nir Berkovic
Nir Berkovic (Hebrew: ניר ברקוביץ; born 16 November 1982) is a former Israeli football player and currently the Maccabi Ahi Nazareth head coach. He is the younger brother of former Manchester City player Eyal Berkovic.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 16 November 1982 | ||
| Place of birth | Regba, Israel | ||
| Playing position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Maccabi Ahi Nazareth (manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Maccabi Haifa | |||
| 1998–1999 | Arsenal | ||
| 1999–2001 | Maccabi Haifa | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2001–2003 | Hapoel Rishon LeZion | – | (–) |
| 2003–2004 | Hapoel Haifa | – | (–) |
| 2004 | Maccabi Ahi Nazareth | 1 | (0) |
| 2004–2006 | Hapoel Ra'anana | – | (–) |
| 2006 | Maccabi Netanya | 0 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2008–2015 | Ironi Nesher (youth) | ||
| 2015–2016 | Hapoel Rishon LeZion (U-20) | ||
| 2016–2018 | Hapoel Rishon LeZion | ||
| 2018–2019 | Hapoel Ramat Gan | ||
| 2019 | Hapoel Rishon LeZion | ||
| 2019–2020 | Hapoel Umm al-Fahm | ||
| 2020– | Maccabi Ahi Nazareth | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Berkovic born in Regba, Israel, and when he was 2 years old his family moved to the city of Nahariya. Started his career with Maccabi Haifa. At age 16, following disputes at Haifa, he was signed on a two-year contract as a youth player for English club Arsenal F.C. in December 1998.[1] He spent four months at Arsenal, but could not obtain a work permit in England.
External links
- Stats at IFA
References
- GUNNERS SIGN BERKOVIC JUNIOR, 4thegame.com, 7 December 1998
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