Or Goren (אור גורן; born October 20, 1956) is an Israeli former basketball player. He played the

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position. He scored the fifth-most career points in

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 ...

history, and also played for the Israeli national basketball team.

Biography

Goren was born in Israel, and lived in Kibbutz Mishmar HaEmek, Israel. His father Adam was a basketball player. He is 6-3 (190 cm) tall. He attended the

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, and played basketball for the

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in 1978–80. Goren played for Hapoel Megido,

Hapoel Gvat/Yagur Hapoel Gvat/Yagur Basketball Club was a professional basketball team based in Gvat, Israel. The club had a rich history in the Israeli Basketball Super League and in 1976 they became the first basketball club outside of Tel Aviv to win a title wi ...

Hapoel Ramat Gan Hapoel Ramat Gan Givatayim F.C. ( he, מועדון כדורגל הפועל רמת-גן גבעתיים, ''Moadon Kaduregel Hapoel Ramat Gan Givatayim'') is an Israeli football club from Ramat Gan and Givatayim. They currently play in Liga Leumit, ...

Elitzur Netanya Elitzur Ironi Netanya ( he, אליצור עירוני קוסמוס נדל"ן נתניה) is a professional basketball club based in Netanya, Israel. The team plays in the Israeli Basketball Premier League, since its promotion in 2021. History Eli ...

, Hapoel Galil Elyon, Beitar Tel Aviv, and Maccabi Hadera from 1973 to 1993. He scored 6,606 career points in the

, 5th-most in league history. He played for the Israeli national basketball team. Goren played in the 1973 FIBA European Championship for Cadets, 1974 FIBA European Championship for Junior Men, 1975 FIBA European Championship for Men, 1976 FIBA European Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Men, 1976 FIBA Pre-Olympic Basketball Tournament, 1977 FIBA European Championship for Men, and 1980 FIBA European Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Men.

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