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28 December 2010
Last updated at 11:15 ET
Former Israeli international footballer Avi Cohen has died from head injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident, his son Tamir Cohen says.
He was pronounced brain dead by doctors at Ichilov Hospital in Tel Aviv, the Jerusalem Post reported.
Mr Cohen, 54, was gravely injured in a motorcycle accident in Tel Aviv last week.
The defender was the first Israeli to play in the English top flight when he signed for Liverpool in 1979.
"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," Tamir Cohen said, the Reuters news agency reported.
Avi Cohen made 24 appearances for Liverpool, scoring one goal in the match against Aston Villa which secured the team the 1979-80 league title.
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He was pronounced brain dead by doctors at Ichilov Hospital in Tel Aviv, the Jerusalem Post reported.
Mr Cohen, 54, was gravely injured in a motorcycle accident in Tel Aviv last week.
The defender was the first Israeli to play in the English top flight when he signed for Liverpool in 1979.
"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," Tamir Cohen said, the Reuters news agency reported.
Avi Cohen made 24 appearances for Liverpool, scoring one goal in the match against Aston Villa which secured the team the 1979-80 league title.
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