Yosef "Yossi" Abukasis (; born September 10, 1970) is an Israeli former
football
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midfielder
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and current coach of
Maccabi Netanya
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.
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
championship
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Championship systems
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Title match system
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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
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. Abukasis played in Beitar from 1995/1996 until 2000/2001, and in his time Beitar won two
championships
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Championship systems
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Title match system
In this sys ...
and the
Toto Cup
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. Abukasis also participated in the 2000
2000 UEFA European Football Championship qualifying
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with the
Israel national football team
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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
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, 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
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due to former Hapoel manager
Nitzan Shirazi’s health.
Honours
As a player
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Israeli Premier League
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(3):
**1987-88, 1996–97, 1997–98
*
Israel State Cup
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The State Cup was first held in 1928 as the People's Cup. Because it involves clubs of all standards ...
(2):
**2006, 2007
*
Toto Cup
The Israel Toto Cup (, ''Gvia Ha'Toto'') is an association football tournament that features clubs in the two highest divisions in Israel: the Israeli Premier League Ligat ha'Al, Ligat Ha'Al; and the Israeli 2nd division Liga Leumit. Both of the ...
(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
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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
*
Israel State Cup
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The State Cup was first held in 1928 as the People's Cup. Because it involves clubs of all standards ...
(3):
**2019, 2020, 2023
Individual
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Member of the Israeli Football Hall of Fame
References
External links
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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