Tomer Moshe Steinhauer ( he, תומר משה שטיינהאור‏‎; born October 3, 1966) is an Israeli professional

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and former professional player. He is currently the assistant coach for

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 ...

of the

Liga Leumit Liga Leumit ( he, ליגה לאומית, lit. ''National League'') is the second division of the Israeli Football League, and below its Premier League. Structure There are 16 clubs in the league. At the end of each season, the two lowest-place ...

. Steinhauer played for the

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in 1986-2001, and was an

Israeli Cup The Israel State Cup ( he, גביע המדינה, ''Gvia HaMedina''), is a knockout cup competition in Israeli football, run by the Israel Football Association (IFA). The State Cup was first held in 1928 as the People's Cup. Because it involve ...

winner in 1993 with

Hapoel Tel Aviv Hapoel Tel Aviv ( he, הפועל תל אביב) is a sports club in Israel, founded in the 1920s, and part of the Hapoel association. It runs several sports clubs and teams in Tel Aviv which have competed in a variety of sports over the years, suc ...

and Israeli champion in 1996 with

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 ...

. He was the 1997

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Biography

Tomer Steinhauer began his career as a player of junior teams in Maccabi Haifa B.C. In 1984 he won with Haifa youth team the national youth championship and state cup, and the next year became a part of the main Haifa team. He kept playing in Haifa till 1991 (taking a year in 1988/1999 to study and play at the

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). In 1986 he debuted with the

at the

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and finished it with 4 points in 2 games. Between 1991 and 1994 Steinhauer played in

Hapoel Tel Aviv B.C. Hapoel Tel Aviv Basketball Club ( he, מועדון כדורסל הפועל תל אביב) is an Israeli professional basketball club, based in Tel Aviv, Israel. Historically the second-most successful side in Israeli basketball with five nationa ...

Profile and statistics
at the 'Safsal' Website and in 1993 won

with this team. In addition, he three times in a row played with Hapoel in the Israeli championship finals, twice losing to

Maccabi Tel Aviv B.C. Maccabi Tel Aviv Basketball Club ( he, מועדון כדורסל מכבי תל אביב), known for sponsorship reasons as Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv (), is a professional basketball club based in Tel Aviv, Israel. The team plays in the Israe ...

and once to

Hapoel Galil Elyon Hapoel Galil Elyon ( he, הפועל גליל עליון), also known as Hapoel Nofar Energy Galil Elion for sponsorship reasons, is an Israeli basketball club. The team competes in the Israeli Basketball Premier League, the top tier of Israeli b ...

. After playing the 1994/1995 season with

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 ...

Steinhauer signed a 3-year contract with the leaders of Israeli basketball - Maccabi Tel Aviv. In fact, though, he played with Maccabi only one year, winning the Israeli championship, and then got transferred to

Maccabi Ra'anana Maccabi Ra'anana () is a professional basketball club that is based in Ra'anana, Israel. The club plays in the Liga Leumit (basketball), Israeli National League, the second-tier division league of Israel. History Maccabi Ra'anana was founded in 19 ...

. Next two years the Tel Aviv club kept paying Steinhauer his salary, thus allowing him to joke that his dreams came true: he gets paid by Maccabi for playing against them. Steinhauer's last season with Ra'anana he once again finished as the national championship finalist, again losing to Tel Aviv. He was the 1997

. In the late 1990s Steinhauer was one of the leaders of the national team, peaking during the

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. At 8 games during this tournament he was amassing 17.1 points on an average, which was the 2nd highest result in the Israeli team (behind only

Oded Katash Oded Kattash ( he, עודד קטש, born October 10, 1974) is an Israeli professional basketball coach for Maccabi Tel Aviv and former player. During his playing career, at a height of 194 cm (6' 4 ") tall, he played at the point guard posi ...

) and 5th highest among all tournament players, and added 6.4 rebounds per game. Overall, he played 13 years with the Israeli national team. Steinhauer was considered one of the best centers in Israeli team history for his ability to play under the rim against more athletically endowed centers of other teams, his refined mid-range shot and willingness to hit an occasional 3-pointer. At the same time he was not one of the most hardworking players and only put up mediocre defense. In the early 2000s Steinauer's value for his teams started deteriorating. He moved to the Northern Israel, taking root in

Kiryat Tiv'on Kiryat Tiv'on ( he, קִרְיַת טִבְעוֹן, also Qiryat Tiv'on) is a town in the Haifa District of Israel, in the hills between the Zvulun (Zebulon) and Jezreel valleys. Kiryat Tiv'on is situated southeast of Haifa, on the main road t ...

. After playing 19 seasons in Israel's top basketball league (ranked 14th in the all-time list of top league scorers with 5,253 points) he kept playing for several years in the local Tiv'on team in Israeli 3rd- and 2nd-tier leagues, finishing the career at the age of 42 in Hapoel Emeq Yizre'el. For short periods of time Steinhauer worked as assistant coach in

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and as the head coach of Tiv'on youth teams. In 2016 he was appointed assistant coach of Maccabi Haifa B.C., joining Opher Rakhimi who was appointed head coach. According to Steinhauer's own words, he was not interested in a business career following retirement because he is averse to financial risk and has enough money from his playing years to afford living in Kiryat Tiv'on. He has three children: two sons and a daughter. For some time Steinhauer got involved in politics, joining Israeli left, and in 2009 ran unsuccessfully in the Israeli legislative election as a member of left-wing party

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References

External sources

Profile and statistics
at the 'Safsal' Website {{DEFAULTSORT:Steinhauer, Tomer 1966 births Living people Centers (basketball) Hapoel Holon players Hapoel Tel Aviv B.C. players Ironi Nahariya players Israeli basketball coaches Israeli men's basketball players Israeli people of Romanian-Jewish descent Maccabi Givat Shmuel players Maccabi Haifa B.C. players Maccabi Ra'anana players Maccabi Tel Aviv B.C. players Meretz politicians People from Nof HaGalil South Florida Bulls men's basketball players 1986 FIBA World Championship players