Albert Hemmo Explained

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:

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.

Club career

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]

National team career

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]

Coaching career

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]

Personal life

Hemmo was a policeman, in the Israel Police by profession, and he eventually became a deputy chief of police, in the Yarkon region.[3]

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Story of Maccabi Cairo, the Egyptian Jewish basketball dream team.. Thread Reader. February 6, 2020.
  2. Web site: Israeli Cagers Topple Yeshiva U.; to play in Detroit next Thursday. February 8, 1957. The Detroit Jewish News .
  3. https://www.israelhayom.co.il/article/583163 "אומרים שהיה פה שמח"
  4. Web site: ISRAEL BASKETBALL SUPER LEAGUE | History | All-Time Player Points | Albert Hemmo. basket.co.il.
  5. Web site: Albert Hemmo profile, European Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Men 1964. FIBA.COM.
  6. Web site: Cage Team. June 21, 1976. The Evening Sun from Hanover, Pennsylvania.