Ariel Avraham Beit-Halahmy ( he, אריאל בית הלחמי; born February 4, 1966) is an Israeli professional

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who is the current head coach for

Hapoel Gilboa Galil Hapoel Gilboa Galil ( he, הפועל גלבוע גליל) is a professional basketball club that is based in north-east Israel. The club plays its home game in the Israeli Basketball Premier League (the top tier of Israeli basketball) in a 2,250 ...

of the

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Early life

Beit-Halahmy grew up in

Givat Shmuel Giv'at Shmuel ( he, גִּבְעַת שְׁמוּאֵל, , Samuel's Hill) is a city in the Central District (Israel), Center District of Israel. It is located in the eastern part of the Tel Aviv Metropolitan Area, Gush Dan Metropolitan Area and bor ...

and played for the

Elitzur Givat Shmuel Elitzur Givat Shmuel ( he, אליצור גבעת שמואל) is a basketball club, originally from Giv'at Shmuel in Israel. The club plays in the Liga Artzit, the third division of Israeli basketball. It played in the Israeli Basketball Premier Le ...

basketball youth team.

Coaching career

Early years (1999–2015)

In 1999, Beit-Halahmy started his coaching career with

. In his fourth season with Givat Shmuel, Beit-Halahmy led the team to the Israeli League semifinals, and reached the Israeli State Cup Final, where they eventually lost to

Maccabi Tel Aviv Maccabi Tel Aviv ( he, מכבי תל אביב) is one of the largest sports clubs in Israel, and a part of the Maccabi association. Many sports clubs and teams in Tel Aviv are in association with Maccabi and compete in a variety of sports, such ...

. In 2003, Beit-Halahmy was named

Elitzur Ashkelon Elitzur Ashkelon ( he, אליצור אשקלון) was a professional basketball team based in Ashkelon in south-west Israel. The team reached the quarterfinals of the EuroCup Challenge in 2006 Maccabi Tel Aviv Maccabi Tel Aviv ( he, מכבי תל אביב) is one of the largest sports clubs in Israel, and a part of the Maccabi association. Many sports clubs and teams in Tel Aviv are in association with Maccabi and compete in a variety of sports, such ...

in the semifinals. On July 12, 2006, Beit-Halahmy was named

Ironi Nahariya Ironi Nahariya Basketball Club ( he, מועדון הכדורסל עירוני נהריה; ) known for sponsorship reasons as Ironi Rain Nahariya () is a professional basketball club based in city of Nahariya in northern Israel. The team plays in t ...

's new head coach, signing a two-year deal. On November 5, 2008, Beit-Halahmy was named

Bnei Hasharon Bnei Herzliya Basket (, lit. ''Sons of Herzliya''), is a professional basketball club that is based in Herzliya, in the Sharon district in Israel. The club plays in the Israeli Basketball Premier League, the top division of Israeli basketball. It ...

head coach for the 2008–09 season. That season, he led the team to the Israeli League Quarterfinals, where they eventually lost

Maccabi Haifa Maccabi Haifa ( he, מכבי חיפה) is one of the biggest sports clubs in Israel and a part of the Maccabi association. It runs several sports clubs and teams in Haifa which have competed in a variety of sports over the years, such as Football ...

. On March 28, 2013, Beit-Halahmy returned to Elitzur Ashkelon for a third stint, signing a two-year deal.

Hapoel Gilboa Galil (2015–2019)

On March 11, 2015, Beit-Halahmy was named the

head coach for the rest of the season. In his second season with Gilboa Galil, Beit-Halahmy helped the team promote back to the

after they defeated Ironi Kiryat Ata in the National League Finals in five games. In his fourth season with Gilboa Galil, Beit-Halahmy was named two-time Israeli League Coach of the Month for games played in December and April. He led Gilboa Galil to the Israeli League Playoffs as the sixth seed, where they eventually were eliminated by

Hapoel Jerusalem Hapoel Jerusalem is a sport organization in Jerusalem as a local branch of the Hapoel movement. The branch was established in the 1920s and represents the city in more sports than any other sport organization in Jerusalem. Today, the club's leadi ...

in the quarterfinals.

Hapoel Tel Aviv (2019–2020)

On June 16, 2019, Beit-Halahmy was named the Hapoel Tel Aviv new head coach, signing a two-year deal. On January 18, 2020, Beit-Halahmy parted ways with Hapoel after a 6–10 start to the 2019–20 season.

Hapoel Eilat (2020–2022)

On July 20, 2020, he signed with Hapoel Eilat of the

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Hapoel Gilboa Galil (2023–present)

On January 9, 2023, he signed with

of the

National team coaching career

In July 2018, Beit-Halahmy led the

Israel national under-20 basketball team The Israeli national under-20 basketball team represents the country in various FIBA youth tournaments. It usually competes in the FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship, and used to compete in the now defunct FIBA Under-21 World Championship. This te ...

to win their first-ever

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and earn a gold medal. In July 2019, Beit-Halahmy led the

to their second

title in Israel, earning a second gold medal for the Israeli team.

References

External links

Basket.co.il profile
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