Vicky Peretz

Yitzhak "Vicky" Peretz was an Israeli football player and manager. He played for Maccabi Ramat Amidar, Maccabi Tel Aviv, Strasbourg, Rennes, Maccabi Tel Aviv, Shimshon Tel Aviv, Beitar Netanya, Hapoel Lod, and Maccabi HaShikma Ramat Hen. He earned a gold medal playing for Israel at the 1973 Maccabiah Games, and in 1976 he played for the Israel national football team in the Montreal Olympics.

Personal life

Peretz was born in Kfar Saba, Israel. He later lived in Ramat Gan, Israel. His son, Omer, has followed in his father's footsteps. His brother in law was Avi Cohen, former international footballer, and his nephew is Tamir Cohen. Peretz died at 68 years of age on 29 June 2021, apparently by suicide. ==Playing career==

Playing career

Peretz was the leading scorer of the Israel national under-19 football team that competed at the 1972 Asian Football Conference Youth Championship. Peretz signed at 20 years of age with Maccabi Tel Aviv in 1973—playing with them for the next seven years, and that season he was the team's top scorer with 19 goals. He was Liga Leumit's top scorer with 17 goals in the 1976-77 season in which Maccabi won the title. ==Coaching career==

Coaching career

Peretz was Assistant Manager for Hapoel Tel Aviv from 1997 to 1999. He coached the Israeli under-16 national youth football team from 2003 to 2005. In 2006, he was appointed Assistant Manager at Maccabi Tel Aviv. Peretz left the club in 2007. He coached Maccabi HaShikma Ramat Hen in 2008, and Hakoah Ramat Gan in 2009. ==Honours==

Honours

• Israeli Premier League: 1976–77, 1978–79 • Israel State Cup: 1977 • Israel Super Cup: 1979 ==See also==

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