Chaim Zlotikman (חיים זלוטיקמן; also "Haim"; born March 17, 1957) is an Israeli former professional basketball player. He played the

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position. He scored 5,812 career points, 10th-most in

Israel Basketball Premier League Ligat HaAl ( he, ליגת העל, lit., ''Supreme League or Premier League''), or the Israeli Basketball Premier League, is the top-tier level league of professional competition in Israeli club basketball, making it Israel's primary basketball co ...

history, and also played for the

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Biography

Zlotikman was born in

Tel Aviv, Israel Tel Aviv-Yafo ( he, תֵּל־אָבִיב-יָפוֹ, translit=Tēl-ʾĀvīv-Yāfō ; ar, تَلّ أَبِيب – يَافَا, translit=Tall ʾAbīb-Yāfā, links=no), often referred to as just Tel Aviv, is the most populous city in the G ...

. He was 1.93 meters tall. He played for Hapoel Givatayim, Hapoel Tel Aviv, Maccabi Rishon LeZion,

Hapoel Holon Hapoel Holon Basketball Club ( he, מועדון הכדורסל הפועל חולון), known for sponsorship reasons as Hapoel Atsmon Playgrounds Holon (), is a professional basketball club based in Holon, Israel. The team plays in the Israeli B ...

, and

Hapoel Haifa Hapoel Haifa Football Club ( he, מועדון הכדורגל הפועל חיפה, ''Moadon HaKaduregel Hapoel Haifa'') is an Israeli football club located in the city of Haifa. The club won one championship (1998–99) and 4 Israeli cups ( ...

for 19 seasons, from 1975 to 1995, in the

. He scored 5,812 career points, 10th-most in

history. Zlotikman played for the

. He played in the 1976 FIBA European Championship for Junior Men, 1981 FIBA European Championship for Men, 1983 FIBA European Championship for Men, 1984 FIBA European Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Men, and 1985 FIBA European Championship for Men.

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1957 births Sportspeople from Tel Aviv Israeli men's basketball players Hapoel Ramat Gan Givatayim B.C. players Hapoel Tel Aviv B.C. players Hapoel Holon players Hapoel Haifa B.C. players Israeli Basketball Premier League players {{DEFAULTSORT:Zlotikman, Chaim Living people

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