Efraim "Effi" Birnbaum (אפרים "אפי" בירנבאום; born 11 June 1954), is an Israeli professional basketball coach.[1]
He was the Israeli Super League's Coach of the Year, in 2005. Birnbaum was the head coach of Maccabi Tel Aviv, for the beginning of the 2008-09 season, until he was terminated on November 24, 2008. He was the head coach of Maccabi Rishon Lezion from 2011-2012.[2] He was the head coach of Bnei Herzelia from 2013-2014.[2]
| bgcolor=silver | Season(s) | bgcolor=silver | Club | bgcolor=silver | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981/1982 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | ||||
| 1982-83,1983–84 | Maccabi Ramat Gan (Assistant) | ||||
| 1984-85 | Hapoel Ramat Gan (Assistant) | ||||
| 1985-86 | Maccabi Ramat Gan (Assistant) | ||||
| 1986-87,1987–88,1988–89,1989–90 | Maccabi Ramat Gan | ||||
| 1990-91,1991–1992 | Hapoel Holon | ||||
| 1992/93 | Maccabi Ramat Gan | ||||
| 1993-94,1994–95 | Bnei Herzliya | ||||
| 1994-97 | Israeli National Team (Assistant) | ||||
| 1995-96 | Hapoel Eilat | ||||
| 1996-97,1997–98 | Maccabi Ramat Gan | ||||
| 1998-99,1999–2000 | Hapoel Jerusalem | ||||
| 2000-01,2001–02 | Maccabi Haifa | ||||
| 2002-03 | Bnei HaSharon | ||||
| 2003-04 | Maccabi Givat Shmuel | ||||
| 2004-05,2005–06 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | ||||
| 2006-07,2007–08 | Bnei HaSharon | ||||
| 2008-09 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | ||||
| 2009-12 | Maccabi Rishon LeZion Bnei Herzliya | ||||
| 2013-14 | Bnei Herzliya | ||||
| 2016-2017 | Hapoel Tel Aviv (manager) |