Avi Cohen, Israel's best-known football player in the late 1970s and early 80s who played for Liverpool for two seasons, has died from head injuries suffered in a traffic accident.
Cohen, who was 54, was thrown from his motorcycle after a collision with a car in Tel Aviv on December 20.
Doctors declared Cohen brain dead on Tuesday, his son Tamir Cohen said gathered outside the Tel Aviv hospital where the former soccer star had been treated.
"To our great sadness, a health ministry committee was in the hospital today and confirmed that our father is indeed brain dead. Which is to say, he has died," a tearful Tamir Cohen announced.
Cohen, who was 54, was thrown from his motorcycle after a collision with a car in Tel Aviv on December 20.
Doctors declared Cohen brain dead on Tuesday, his son Tamir Cohen said gathered outside the Tel Aviv hospital where the former soccer star had been treated.
"To our great sadness, a health ministry committee was in the hospital today and confirmed that our father is indeed brain dead. Which is to say, he has died," a tearful Tamir Cohen announced.
May our best wishes be with his family.