| 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:
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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.
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]
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]
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]