David Karako

David Karako
דוד קרקו
Karako with Maccabi Tel-Aviv in the 1960s
Personal information
Date of birth (1945-02-11)11 February 1945
Place of birth Jaffa, Tel Aviv District, Mandatory Palestine
Date of death 4 May 2025(2025-05-04) (aged 80)
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1963–1975 Maccabi Tel-Aviv
1975–1976 Beitar Jerusalem 33 (1)
1976–1982 Hapoel Yehud
International career
1968–1972 Israel 12 (0)
Managerial career
1983–1984 Hapoel Yehud
1984–1985 Lazarus Holon
1985–1986 Hapoel Or Yehuda
1986–1987 Hapoel Yehud
1990–1991 Maccabi Herzliya
1992–1993 Hapoel Tayibe
1998 Ramat Gan
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

David Karako (Hebrew: דוד קרקו; 11 February 1945 – 4 May 2025) was an Israeli footballer and manager. As a footballer, he played as a defender for Maccabi Tel Aviv,[1] Beitar Jerusalem,[2] and Hapoel Yehud.[3] He was also capped 12 times for Israel,[4] and played for them at the 1970 FIFA World Cup.

As a manager, he coached Hapoel Yehud,[5] Lazarus Holon, Hapoel Or Yehuda,[6] Hapoel Tayibe, Maccabi Herzliya, and Hapoel Ramat Gan.[7]

Karako died on 4 May 2025, at the age of 80.[8]

References

  1. ↑ David Karako Archived 21 October 2014 at the Wayback Machine maccabi-tlv.co.il (in Hebrew)
  2. ↑ Goalkeeper Rudik to Maccabi Jaffa Davar, 11 September 1975, Historical Jewish Press (in Hebrew)
  3. ↑ 30 (Plus) Year Olds - Where to? Ma'ariv, 22 August 1976 (in Hebrew)
  4. ↑ Karako David Archived 21 October 2014 at the Wayback Machine football.org.il (in Hebrew)
  5. ↑ Top vs. Bottom at the Beginning of the Leumit's Final Third (21) Davar, 11 March 1983, Historical Jewish Press (in Hebrew)
  6. ↑ David Karako, Yehudian Soul Ma'ariv, 21 October 1986, Historical Jewish Press (in Hebrew)
  7. ↑ List of All Coaches Archived 2018-10-30 at the Wayback Machine hapoel-ramatgan.co.il (in Hebrew)
  8. ↑ כדורגלן העבר דוד קרקו הלך לעולמו בגיל 80 (in Hebrew)

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