Kofman joined Hapoel Petah Tikva at the age of 9 and graduated to the senior team in 1953, where he played until the end of the 1966–68 season, winning 6 league titles and one cup.
[3] In 1956, Kofman made his debut for Israel, in an Olympic qualifying match against USSR.
Kofman played a total of 8 matches for the national team, scoring one goal, against Cyprus, in 1960.
[4] Kofman started his coaching career with stints as player-manager at Sektzia Ness Ziona and Beitar Lod, and, after retiring from active play, in 1971, Kofman served as manager for Hapoel Mahane Yehuda.
Kofman left Hapoel Petah Tikva at the end of the 1973–74 season, but returned to the club later in the next season, as a replacement manager, in an effort to save the club from relegation to Liga Artzit, which proved unsuccessful.