Nir Berkovic
Nir Berkovic is a former Israeli football player and currently the Maccabi Ahi Nazareth head coach. He is the younger brother of former Manchester City player Eyal Berkovic.
Berkovic born in Regba, Israel, and when he was 2 years old his family moved to the city of Nahariya. Started his career with Maccabi Haifa. At age 16, following disputes at Haifa, he was signed on a two-year contract as a youth player for English club Arsenal F.C. in December 1998. He spent four months at Arsenal, but could not obtain a work permit in England.
