 Karako with Maccabi Tel-Aviv in the 1960s | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 11 February 1945 | ||
| Place of birth | Jaffa, Tel Aviv District, Mandatory Palestine | ||
| Date of death | 4 May 2025 (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, Beitar Jerusalem, and Hapoel Yehud. He was also capped 12 times for Israel, and played for them at the 1970 FIFA World Cup.
As a manager, he coached Hapoel Yehud, Lazarus Holon, Hapoel Or Yehuda, Hapoel Tayibe, Maccabi Herzliya, and Hapoel Ramat Gan.
Karako died on 4 May 2025, at the age of 80.
