Yosef "Yossi" Abukasis (; born September 10, 1970) is an Israeli former

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and current coach of

Maccabi Netanya Maccabi Netanya F.C. () is an Israeli professional football club based in Netanya. Established in 1934, the club was a founding member of the Israeli League in 1949. After winning their first championship in 1971, the club's golden period last ...

Career

Abukasis played in the youth team of Hapoel Tel Aviv, and in 1987/1988 season arrived to the first team. In that year Hapoel won the

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and Abukasis signed in the team for the next 5 years. In 1994/1995 season Abukasis played in

Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv F.C. (, ''Moadon Kaduregel Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv''), commonly referred to as Bnei Yehuda (), is an Israeli football club from the Hatikva Quarter of the city of Tel Aviv. The club is a member of the Liga Leumit. History The ...

. A season after he played in Tzafririm Holon and in the next season he moved to

Beitar Jerusalem FC Beitar Jerusalem Football Club (), commonly known as Beitar Jerusalem () or simply Beitar (), is an Israeli professional association football, football club based in the city of Jerusalem, that plays in the Israeli Premier League, the top tie ...

. Abukasis played in Beitar from 1995/1996 until 2000/2001, and in his time Beitar won two

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and the

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. Abukasis also participated in the 2000

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with the

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. In 2001/2002 season Abukasis came back to his youth team, Hapoel Tel Aviv, and won the Toto Cup. During 2003/2004 season he played half a year in

F.C. Ashdod Moadon Sport Ashdod (, ''Sport Club Ashdod''), commonly referred to as F.C Ashdod (, ''Mem Samekh Ashdod''), is an Israeli professional football club, playing in the port city of Ashdod. The unusual name of the team (unlike most Israeli foot ...

, but after that he went back to Hapoel Tel Aviv, where he completed his career. On 14 June 2011, Abukasis was appointed as the manager of Bnei Yehuda. On 27 September 2012, Abukasis was appointed as the manager of

Hapoel Tel Aviv Hapoel Tel Aviv () is a sports club in Israel, founded in the 1920s, and part of the Hapoel association. It runs several sports clubs and teams in Tel Aviv which have competed in a variety of sports over the years, such as football, basketball, w ...

due to former Hapoel manager Nitzan Shirazi’s health.

Honours

As a player

Israeli Premier League The Israeli Premier League (, Ligat HaAl, ) is a professional association football league in Israel and the highest level of the Israeli football league system. The league is contested by 14 clubs, and operates on a system of promotion and rele ...

(3): **1987-88, 1996–97, 1997–98 *

Israel State Cup The Israel State Cup (, ''Gvia HaMedina''), is a knockout cup competition in Israeli football, run by the Israel Football Association (IFA). The State Cup was first held in 1928 as the People's Cup. Because it involves clubs of all standards ...

(2): **2006, 2007 *

(2): **1997-98, 2001–02 *

Liga Gimel Liga Gimel (, lit. ''League C'') is, since 2009, the fifth and bottom division of Israeli football league system, Israeli Football League. From Liga Alef and downwards, including Liga Gimel, each league is separated by region. History Liga Gimel ...

(1): **2008-09 *

Liga Bet Liga Bet () is the fourth tier of the Israeli football league system. It is divided into four regional divisions. History League football started in Israel in 1949–50, a year after the Israeli Declaration of Independence. However, the financial ...

(1): **2009-10

As a manager

(3): **2019, 2020, 2023

Individual

* Member of the Israeli Football Hall of Fame

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Abukasis, Yossi 1970 births Living people Israeli men's footballers Hapoel Tel Aviv F.C. players Beitar Jerusalem F.C. players Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv F.C. players F.C. Ashdod players Hapoel Tzafririm Holon F.C. players Maccabi Jaffa F.C. players Israel men's international footballers Footballers from Bat Yam Liga Leumit players Israeli Premier League players Men's association football midfielders Israeli football managers Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv F.C. managers Hapoel Tel Aviv F.C. managers Bnei Sakhnin F.C. managers Hapoel Be'er Sheva F.C. managers Beitar Jerusalem F.C. managers Maccabi Netanya F.C. managers Israeli Football Hall of Fame inductees