Larry Cohen (soccer)

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Larry Cohen
Personal information
Full name Larry Jason Cohen
Date of birth (1987-11-07) 7 November 1987 (age 36)
Place of birth Johannesburg, South Africa
Position(s) Central defender, defensive midfielder
Youth career
Highlands Park
Balfour Park
Corinthians F.C. (South Africa)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2010 Jomo Cosmos 48 (2)
2010–2011 Wits University
2012 Witbank Spurs 25 (2)
2012 Mpumalanga Black Aces 0 (0)
2012–2013 Chippa United 22 (2)
2013–2015 Moroka Swallows 57 (3)
2015– Ajax Cape Town
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 June 2012
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 March 2015

Larry Cohen (born 7 November 1987) is a South African professional soccer player of Lithuanian descent who plays for Ajax Cape Town.[1]

Personal[edit]

Larry Cohen was born to Martin Cohen, one of South Africa's prominent footballers in the 1970s.[2]

On 21 November 2014, Cohen's application of the reinstation of the Lithuanian nationality was approved and he became a Lithuanian citizen.[3] He received his first call up for the Lithuanian national football team for the UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying match against England, but FIFA did not allow Cohen to play for Lithuania.[4]

Playing career[edit]

After four seasons with Ezenkosi, Cohen signed with Wits in 2010.[5]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "MTN Football Page has moved". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 9 November 2012.
  2. ^ "Cohen confident of survival". Football365.co.za. 23 July 2009. Archived from the original on 22 February 2012. Retrieved 27 September 2009.
  3. ^ Skvernelis, Saulius (21 November 2014). "Dėl Lietuvos Respublikos pilietybės atkūrimo". e-tar.lt. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
  4. ^ Augustis, Mindaugas (23 March 2015). "FIFA neleido afrikiečiui žaisti Lietuvos rinktinėje". Delfi (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 19 May 2018.
  5. ^ Fakude, Ernest (10 March 2010). "Cosmos lose Cohen to Wits". Kickoff.com. Retrieved 19 November 2010.