Ofer Eshed

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Ofer Eshed
עופר אשד
Ofer Eshed in 1969
Personal information
Born1942 (age 81–82)
NationalityIsraeli
Listed height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Career information
Playing career1958–1978
PositionShooting guard / Small forward
Career highlights and awards

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.

Club career[edit]

Eshed played 17 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 average 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[edit]

Eshed represented the senior men's Israeli national team, he also served as Israel's Team Captain.[2] Eshed played in the 1964 FIBA European Olympic Qualifying Tournament, and the 1968 FIBA European Olympic Qualifying Tournament.[3]

Coaching career[edit]

After 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]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d "ISRAEL BASKETBALL SUPER LEAGUE | History | All-Time Player Points | Ofer Eshed". basket.co.il.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "Ofer Eshed profile, European Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Men 1968". FIBA.COM.
  4. ^ "Basketball News, Scores, Stats, Analysis, Standings". Eurobasket LLC.

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