Ofer Eshed (alternate spellings: Offer, Ashad; Hebrew: עופר אשד; November 24, 1942 – June 23, 2007) was an Israeli basketball player and coach.[1] He played and coached in the Israeli Premier League, and he is the third in the league in career scoring. He also played for and was the Captain of the Israeli national team.
.jpg) Ofer Eshed in 1969 | |||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
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| Born | November 24, 1942 | ||||||||||||||
| Died | June 23, 2007 (aged 64) | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Israeli | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 1958–1978 | ||||||||||||||
| Position | Shooting guard / small forward | ||||||||||||||
| Coaching career | 1995–1997 | ||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||
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| 1958–1972 | Hapoel Holon | ||||||||||||||
| 1972–1974 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | ||||||||||||||
| 1974–1975 | Maccabi Holon | ||||||||||||||
| 1975–1978 | Beitar Tel Aviv | ||||||||||||||
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| 1995–1997 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | ||||||||||||||
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As player:
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Medals
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Club career
editEshed played 20 seasons of club basketball with Hapoel Holon, Hapoel Tel Aviv, and Beitar Tel Aviv, from 1958 to 1978.[1] In his highest-scoring season, in 1970, he averaged 29.9 points per game.[1] He scored a total of 7,758 career points, which is the third-most in the history of the Israeli Premier League.[1]
National team career
editEshed represented the senior men's Israeli national team, he also served as Israel's Team Captain.[2] With Israel, he played at the 1961 FIBA EuroBasket, the 1963 FIBA EuroBasket, the 1965 FIBA EuroBasket, the 1967 FIBA EuroBasket, and the 1969 FIBA EuroBasket.
Eshed also played at the 1964 FIBA European Olympic Qualifying Tournament, and the 1968 FIBA European Olympic Qualifying Tournament.[3]
Coaching career
editAfter he retired from playing club basketball, Eshed became a basketball coach. He was an Assistant Coach for Hapoel Tel Aviv, from 1995 to 1997.[4]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d "ISRAEL BASKETBALL SUPER LEAGUE | History | All-Time Player Points | Ofer Eshed". basket.co.il.
- ^ "Ofer Eshed Captain of the National Basket ball team, was caught behind a fence but not in jail just in his office in Tel Aviv | Photograph NNL_ARCHIVE_AL003996723". The National Library of Israel.
- ^ "Ofer Eshed profile, European Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Men 1968". FIBA.COM.
- ^ "Basketball News, Scores, Stats, Analysis, Standings". Eurobasket LLC.
External links
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- FIBA Archive Profile 1
- FIBA Archive Profile 2
- כדורסלן העבר עופר אשד הלך לעולמו, Walla. (in Hebrew)