Eyal Berkovic (Hebrew: אייל ברקוביץ'; Born 2 April 1972) is a former Israeli football player and football manager. During his career he played for several clubs including Maccabi Haifa, Southampton, Celtic, Manchester City and West Ham United.
 Berkovic in 2005 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Eyal Berkovic | ||
| Date of birth | 2 April 1972 | ||
| Place of birth | Regba, Israel | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1982–1988 | Maccabi Haifa | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1989–1996 | Maccabi Haifa | 128 | (25) |
| 1996–1997 | → Southampton (loan) | 28 | (4) |
| 1997–1999 | West Ham United | 65 | (10) |
| 1999–2001 | Celtic | 32 | (9) |
| 2001 | → Blackburn Rovers (loan) | 11 | (2) |
| 2001–2004 | Manchester City | 56 | (7) |
| 2004–2005 | Portsmouth | 22 | (2) |
| 2005–2006 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 25 | (2) |
| Total | 367 | (61) | |
| International career | |||
| 1990 | Israel U18 | 1 | (0) |
| 1991–1993 | Israel U21 | 11 | (1) |
| 1992–2004 | Israel | 78 | (9) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2014–2015 | Hapoel Tel Aviv (general manager) | ||
| 2020– | Hapoel Petah Tikva (general manager) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Overseas career statistics
change| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Southampton | 1996–97[2] | Premier League | 28 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | — | 35 | 6 | |
| West Ham United | 1997–98[3] | Premier League | 35 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | 46 | 9 | |
| 1998–99[4] | Premier League | 30 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 33 | 1 | ||
| Total | 65 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | — | 79 | 10 | |||
| Celtic | 1999–2000[5] | Scottish Premier League | 28 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3[a] | 1 | 33 | 10 |
| 2000–01[6] | Scottish Premier League | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4[a] | 3 | 9 | 3 | |
| Total | 32 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 42 | 13 | ||
| Blackburn Rovers (loan) | 2000–01[6] | First Division | 11 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 14 | 2 | |
| Manchester City | 2001–02[7] | First Division | 25 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 31 | 7 | |
| 2002–03[8] | Premier League | 27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 29 | 2 | ||
| 2003–04[9] | Premier League | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| Total | 56 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 67 | 9 | ||
| Portsmouth | 2003–04[9] | Premier League | 11 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 15 | 1 | |
| 2004–05[10] | Premier League | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 13 | 2 | ||
| Total | 22 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 28 | 3 | |||
| England & Scotland total | 214 | 34 | 21 | 3 | 21 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 265 | 45 | ||
Honours
changeMaccabi Haifa
- Liga Leumit: 1990–91, 1993–94
- Israel State Cup: 1990–91, 1992–93, 1994–95
- Toto Cup: 1993–94
West Ham
Celtic
Blackburn Rovers
- Football League First Division runner-up: 2000–01
Manchester City
Individual
- Israel Footballer of the Year: 1994
- PFA Team of the Year: 2001–02 First Division[11]
References
change- ↑ "Eyal Berkovic". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 2021-07-03.
- ↑ "Games played by Eyal Berkovic in 1996/1997". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
- ↑ "Games played by Eyal Berkovic in 1997/1998". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
- ↑ "Games played by Eyal Berkovic in 1998/1999". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
- ↑ "Games played by Eyal Berkovic in 1999/2000". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
- 1 2 "Games played by Eyal Berkovic in 2000/2001". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
- ↑ "Games played by Eyal Berkovic in 2001/2002". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
- ↑ "Games played by Eyal Berkovic in 2002/2003". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
- 1 2 "Games played by Eyal Berkovic in 2003/2004". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
- ↑ "Games played by Eyal Berkovic in 2004/2005". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
- ↑ "PFA teams send Hatters mad". The Guardian. 15 April 2002. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
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