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Nir Berkovic

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Nir Berkovic
Personal information
Date of birth (1982-11-16) 16 November 1982 (age 41)
Place of birth Regba, Israel
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Hapoel Umm al-Fahm (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)
Managerial career
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
2020 Bnei Yehuda
2021 Hapoel Umm al-Fahm
2021–2022 Sektzia Ness Ziona
2022–2023 Ironi Kiryat Shmona
2023 Hapoel Umm al-Fahm
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Nir Berkovic (Hebrew: ניר ברקוביץ'; born 16 November 1982) is an Israeli football coach and a former player who is the head coach of Hapoel Umm al-Fahm. He is the younger brother of former Manchester City player Eyal Berkovic.

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 in December 1998.[1] He spent four months at Arsenal, but could not obtain a work permit in England.

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References

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  1. ^ GUNNERS SIGN BERKOVIC JUNIOR Archived 2007-10-23 at the Wayback Machine, 4thegame.com, 7 December 1998