Ofer Eshed ( he, עופר אשד; 1942-2007) was an Israeli basketball player and coach. He played and coached in the

Israeli 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 sports, professional competition in Israeli sports club, club basketball, making ...

, and was third in the league in career scoring. He also played for and was Captain of the Israel national basketball team.

Biography

Eshed played for

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 ...

, Hapoel Tel Aviv, and Beitar Tel Aviv in 17 seasons from 1958 to 1978. In his highest-scoring season, in 1970, he average 29.9 points per game. He scored 7,758 career points, third-most in the history of the

. He played for and was Captain of the Israel national basketball team. Eshed played in the 1964

FIBA The International Basketball Federation (FIBA ; French: ) is an association of national organizations which governs the sport of basketball worldwide. Originally known as the (hence FIBA), in 1989 it dropped the word ''amateur'' from its na ...

European Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Men, and the 1968 FIBA European Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Men. Eshed was an Assistant Coach for Hapoel Tel Aviv from 1995-97.

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כדורסלן העבר עופר אשד הלך לעולמו
Walla. {{DEFAULTSORT:Esher, Ofer 1942 births 2007 deaths Israeli men's basketball players Hapoel Holon players Hapoel Tel Aviv B.C. players Israeli Basketball Premier League players Asian Games medalists in basketball Basketball players at the 1966 Asian Games Asian Games gold medalists for Israel Medalists at the 1966 Asian Games