Yehoshua Rozin ( he, יהושע רוזין; 16 August 1918 – 6 February 2002) was an Israeli basketball coach.
Biography
Rozin was born in
Alexandria, Egypt
Alexandria ( or ; ar, ٱلْإِسْكَنْدَرِيَّةُ ; grc-gre, Αλεξάνδρεια, Alexándria) is the second largest city in Egypt, and the largest city on the Mediterranean coast. Founded in by Alexander the Great, Alexandria ...
.
He moved to Israel at the age of six.
He played basketball for
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 ...
in the 1930s and 1940s, beginning at the age of 14.
In 1948, he became the first coach of the
Israel national basketball team.
He led it to three European Tournament finals.
Rozin was the first coach of the Maccabi Tel Aviv basketball team and coached it for 18 years, starting in 1953.
During his career he also coached Hapoel Givat-Yagur,
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
Givat Brenner
Givat Brenner ( he, גִּבְעַת בְּרֶנֶר, lit. ''Brenner Hill''; ar, غفعات برينر), is a kibbutz in the Central District of Israel. Located around south of Rehovot, it falls under the jurisdiction of Brenner Regional C ...
, Elitzur Tel Aviv,
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 (1 ...
,
Hapoel Jerusalem
Hapoel Jerusalem is a sport organization in Jerusalem as a local branch of the Hapoel movement. The branch was established in the 1920s and represents the city in more sports than any other sport organization in Jerusalem. Today, the club's leadi ...
,
Maccabi Ramat Gan, and
Hapoel Tel Aviv.
In 1999, Rozin was awarded the
Israel Prize for his contribution to sport.
He died in 2002, at the age of 83.
He was married to Yafa Katzurin (1923-2007).
Hall of Fame
He was Jewish, and in 1992 he was inducted into the
Jewish Sports Hall of Fame.
See also
*
List of Israel Prize recipients
References
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1918 births
2002 deaths
Israeli men's basketball players
Egyptian men's basketball players
Jewish men's basketball players
Maccabi Tel Aviv B.C. players
Maccabi Tel Aviv B.C. coaches
Israel Prize in sport recipients
Sportspeople from Alexandria
Egyptian basketball coaches
Israeli basketball coaches
Hapoel Jerusalem B.C.
Hapoel Tel Aviv B.C. coaches
Israeli Jews
Israeli people of Polish-Jewish descent
Egyptian Jews
Egyptian emigrants to Israel
Egyptian people of Polish-Jewish descent
Sportspeople from Tel Aviv
People from Tel Aviv