Motti Kakoun Explained

Motti Kakoun
Fullname:Motti Kakoun
Birth Date:1972 11, mf=yes
Birth Place:Petah Tikva, Israel
Height:5feet
Position:Striker
Youthclubs1:Hapoel Petah Tikva
Years1:1991–1999
Years2:1999
Years3:2000–2003
Years4:2003–2005
Years5:2005–2007
Years6:2010
Years7:2010–2011
Years8:2011
Clubs6:Beitar Petah Tikva
Clubs7:Hapoel Mahane Yehuda
Clubs8:Beitar Petah Tikva
Caps1:203
Caps2:13
Caps3:86
Caps4:57
Caps5:31
Caps6:9
Caps7:24
Caps8:1
Goals1:94
Goals2:2
Goals3:37
Goals4:21
Goals5:3
Goals6:4
Goals7:9
Goals8:1
Nationalyears1:2001
Nationalteam1:Israel
Nationalcaps1:2
Nationalgoals1:0

Motti Kakoun (born November 16, 1972, in Tel Aviv) is a retired Israeli footballer mostly known for his time with Hapoel Petah Tikva.

Football career

During his career, Kakoun played mainly for Hapoel Petah Tikva FC. He was appointed team captain at a young age, finishing the 1996–97 season as top league goalscorer, scoring 21 times to help his team finish second, to Beitar Jerusalem FC.

After four more seasons of scoring in double digits for Petah Tikva, twice reaching the 20-goal mark, Kakoun moved abroad, joining Spanish side CP Mérida (second division); however, after only four months, he returned to his country and previous club.

In April 2000, Kakoun reached scored 100th goal in his career, after scoring in a 4–2 derby win over Maccabi Petah Tikva FC. In the 2003 summer, aged 30, he joined second level team Hapoel Kfar Saba FC, playing there for two seasons, and helping it win the league in his second year, with subsequent promotion.

Kakoun moved to Hapoel Petah for a third time in 2005, retiring after two years, with official totals of 156 goals in 379 games.

He returned to play active football in October 2010 for Beitar Petah Tikva and two months later he moved to Hapoel Mahane Yehuda F.C.At 2012 he returned to Beitar Petah Tikva.

Honours

Team

1991–92

2004–05

Individual

Top Goalscorer 1996–97

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