Dror Cohen is an Israeli

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and former player. He was one of the most respected players in Israeli basketball in the 1990s, when he spent 14 seasons in the

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where he scored 2,263 points.מכבי ראשון לציון: דרור כהן מונה לעוזרו של שמוליק ברנר
sports.walla.co.il, 2 March 2017. Accessed 5 July 2021.

Personal

Dror Cohen is a good friend of Oded Katash, who is a former Israeli Coach of the Year."אנחנו לא נחותים משום נבחרת באירופה"
Yaakov Meir ( Israel Hayom), 22 February 2021. Accessed 5 July 2021.

Playing career

Cohen and Katash have known each other since the age of 10 when they played together in the youth team of

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 ...

, and later also advanced to the seniors and played in their first season for Maccabi Ramat Gan. He went on to play for

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 ...

Maccabi Ra'anana Maccabi Ra'anana () is a professional basketball club that is based in Ra'anana, Israel. The club plays in the Israeli National League, the second-tier division league of Israel. History Maccabi Ra'anana was founded in 1980. The team won the Isr ...

, Bnei Herzliya, Hapoel Eilat and Maccabi Jerusalem.

Coaching career

Dror Cohen retired from active play in 2008. After retirement, Dror Cohen was immediately appointed Oren Aharoni's assistant at

, a team that was relegated and later changed its name to ''MK Baka''. In his first season, Cohen led the team to the

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championship and earned league promotion. Yet, the club waived its right to play in the

for economic reasons. In 2010, Cohen accepted an offer from Oded Katsh where Cohen then served as Katash's assistant at

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. In the following years, Cohen then established himself as one of the serious professionals in Israeli basketball, working with senior coaches such as Zvika Sharaf,

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and

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. Inn March 2017, Dror Cohen accepted the position of Maccabi Rishon Lezion's assistant coach to Shmulik Brener. The team needed a replacement for Adir Amar, who had chosen to leave the club together with Arik Shibek who was fired. Since 2019 he has served as

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' assistant at Maccabi Rishon. Cohen stated in early 2021: "I'm ready for the opportunity as head coach."

Israeli national team

As a player Cohen capped for the Israeli national team on many occasions. In 2017, Cohen again joined forces with Katash and became part of the team's coaching staff.

References

External links

Israeli Basketball Super League
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Eurobasket.com
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Proballers
profile {{DEFAULTSORT:Cohen, Dror Living people Israeli basketball coaches Israeli men's basketball players People from Ramat Gan 1974 births