21 Facts About Eyal Berkovic

Eyal Berkovic is an Israeli former professional association footballer, football coach, team owner and television talk show presenter.

Eyal Berkovic had a spell in the Scottish Premier League with Celtic as well as beginning and finishing his career in his native Israel for Maccabi Haifa and Maccabi Tel Aviv.

Eyal Berkovic made 78 appearances for Israel, and is considered one of the nation's greatest players.

Eyal Berkovic is the former owner of Hapoel Rishon LeZion.

Eyal Berkovic was born in moshav Regba, Israel, to a family of Ashkenazi Jewish descent, and is the older brother of former Israeli footballer Nir Eyal Berkovic.

Eyal Berkovic started his career at Maccabi Haifa in 1989, playing there until 1996.

Eyal Berkovic played in 79 games in all competitions, scoring 12 goals.

Eyal Berkovic said of the incident "if my head had been a ball, it would have been in the top corner of the net".

In November 1999 Eyal Berkovic was subjected to religious taunts by Hearts fans while playing at their Tynecastle ground.

Eyal Berkovic's loan move to Blackburn was not made into a permanent deal.

Eyal Berkovic received abuse from some of the City support when he made a 'throat-slitting' gesture to a female fan during a League Cup tie at Maine Road against Crewe Alexandra.

Eyal Berkovic soon established himself in the first team at Pompey where he was reunited with former West Ham United manager Redknapp, who described him as a "special footballer".

Eyal Berkovic became a vital part of Portsmouth's drive for FA Premier League survival, scoring his first goal against Tottenham Hotspur.

Eyal Berkovic had been linked with a move to Crystal Palace but instead decided to return to the country of his birth.

Eyal Berkovic wanted to return to Maccabi Haifa but was rejected, leading him to a decision to sign for rivals Maccabi Tel Aviv.

Eyal Berkovic announced at a press conference that the team would go all the way to win the Double.

Eyal Berkovic announced his retirement from professional football on 7 May 2006.

Eyal Berkovic gained 78 caps and scored 9 goals for the senior Israel national team.

Eyal Berkovic stated that he left the job due to poor professional relations with Daniel Jammer, the club's owner and chairman.

Eyal Berkovic had been an active manager in the transfer market during his two months, signing 15 players including Mazuwa Nsumbu, Liran Strauber and Itay Shechter.

On 11 May 2015, Eyal Berkovic became the owner of Hapoel Rishon LeZion from Liga Leumit, he paid $385,000 for the ownership of the club.