Albert Hemmo אברהם חמו | |
Height Ft: | 6 |
Height In: | 4 |
Birth Date: | 8 July 1934 |
Birth Place: | Cairo, Egypt |
Nationality: | Israeli / Egyptian |
Career Start: | 1954 |
Career End: | 1981 |
Coach Start: | 1965 |
Coach End: | 1987 |
Years1: | 1954–1973 |
Team1: | Hapoel Haifa |
Years2: | 1973–1976 |
Team2: | Maccabi Tel Aviv |
Years3: | 1976–1979 |
Team3: | Maccabi South Tel Aviv |
Years4: | 1980–1981 |
Team4: | Maccabi Ramat Gan |
Cyears1: | 1965–1967 |
Cteam1: | Hapoel Gvat |
Cyears2: | 1967–1969 |
Cteam2: | Maccabi Ramat Gan |
Cyears3: | 1969–1970 |
Cteam3: | Hapoel Haifa |
Cyears4: | 1970–1973 |
Cteam4: | Hapoel Megido |
Cyears5: | 1973–1975 |
Cteam5: | Israel |
Cyears6: | 1975 |
Cteam6: | Hapoel Gvat |
Cyears7: | 1978–1979 |
Cteam7: | Elitzur Tel Aviv |
Cyears8: | 1979–1980 |
Cteam8: | Maccabi Ramat Gan |
Cyears9: | 1985 |
Cteam9: | Elitzur Kiryat Ono |
Cyears10: | 1986–1987 |
Cteam10: | Hapoel Ramat Gan |
Highlights: | As player:
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Albert Abraham Hemmo (alternate spellings: Avraham, Hammo, Hemo, Hamo he: אברהם חמו; born July 8, 1934) is an Israeli former basketball player and coach.[1] He played in the Israeli Premier League, and also for the Israeli national team.
Hemmo, who is 6' 4" (1.93 m), was born in Cairo, Egypt, and is Jewish.[2] [1] [3] In Egypt, he played basketball for Maccabi Cairo.[3] He immigrated from Egypt to Israel in 1948.[3]
He played 15 seasons in the Israeli Premier League.[4] During that time, Hemmo played for Hapoel Haifa, Hapoel Ramat Gan, Hapoel Gvat, and Hapoel Megido.[4]
Hemmo played for the senior men's Israeli national team in the 1959 FIBA European Championship, the 1961 FIBA European Championship, the 1963 FIBA European Championship, and the 1964 FIBA European Olympic Qualifying Tournament.[5]
After he retired from playing club basketball, Hemmo became a basketball coach. From 1973 to 1975, he was the head coach of the senior men's Israeli national team.[1] [6] [3]
Hemmo was a policeman, in the Israel Police by profession, and he eventually became a deputy chief of police, in the Yarkon region.[3]