Ofer Eshed Explained

Ofer Eshed
עופר אשד
Height Ft:6
Height In:5
Birth Date:1942 11, mf=yes
Nationality:Israeli
Career Position:Shooting guard / small forward
Career Start:1958
Career End:1978
Coach Start:1995
Coach End:1997
Years1:1958–1972
Team1:Hapoel Holon
Years2:1972–1974
Team2:Hapoel Tel Aviv
Years3:1974–1975
Team3:Maccabi Holon
Years4:1975–1978
Team4:Beitar Tel Aviv
Cyears1:1995–1997
Cteam1:Hapoel Tel Aviv
Highlights:As player:

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

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

Eshed 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

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]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: ISRAEL BASKETBALL SUPER LEAGUE | History | All-Time Player Points | Ofer Eshed. basket.co.il.
  2. Web site: 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. Web site: Ofer Eshed profile, European Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Men 1968. FIBA.COM.
  4. Web site: Basketball News, Scores, Stats, Analysis, Standings . Eurobasket LLC.