Martin Cohen (soccer)

Martin Cohen
Personal information
Full name Martin Cohen
Date of birth (1952-02-03) February 3, 1952
Place of birth Johannesburg, South Africa
Playing position Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1970–1977 Highlands Park
1977 Los Angeles Aztecs 21 (0)
1978-1979 Highlands Park
1979 California Surf 23 (0)
1980-1982 Highlands Park
1983-1984 Wits University

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.


Martin Cohen (born 3 February 1952) is a South African former Jewish professional association footballer who played for the Los Angeles Aztecs.

Playing career

Cohen was a starter for Highlands Park during the apartheid era of soccer in South Africa. On 20 April 1974, Cohen was part of the White XI that played their black counterparts in a racially charged match at Rand Stadium. After initially going down 1-0 to the black side (the goal was called off-side by referee Wally Turner), Cohen scored a crucial goal before Neil Roberts put the game away.[1] His son, Larry Cohen is also a footballer.

Footnotes

  1. Cress, Doug (2000-07-03). "Color Bind". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 27 September 2009.


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