Ofer Eshed
עופר אשד

Eshed in 1969
Personal information
Born	(1942-11-24)November 24, 1942
Died	June 23, 2007(2007-06-23) (aged 64)
Nationality	Israeli
Listed height	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Career information
Playing career	1958–1978
Position	Shooting guard / small forward
Coaching career	1995–1997
Career history
Playing
1958–1972	Hapoel Holon
1972–1974	Hapoel Tel Aviv
1974–1975	Maccabi Holon
1975–1978	Beitar Tel Aviv
Coaching
1995–1997	Hapoel Tel Aviv
Career highlights
As player: 6× Israeli Premier League Top Scorer (1961–1963, 1965, 1967, 1970)
Medals Men's Basketball Representing  Israel Asian Games 1966 Thailand

Ofer Eshed (alternate spellings: Offer, Ashad; Hebrew: עופר אשד; November 24, 1942 – June 23, 2007) was an Israeli basketball player and coach.^[1] He played and coached in the Israeli Premier League, and he is the third in the league in career scoring. He also played for and was the Captain of the Israeli national team.

Club career

Eshed played 20 seasons of club basketball with Hapoel Holon, Hapoel Tel Aviv, and Beitar Tel Aviv, from 1958 to 1978.^[1] In his highest-scoring season, in 1970, he averaged 29.9 points per game.^[1] He scored a total of 7,758 career points, which is the third-most in the history of the Israeli Premier League.^[1]

National team career

Eshed represented the senior men's Israeli national team, he also served as Israel's Team Captain.^[2] With Israel, he played at the 1961 FIBA EuroBasket, the 1963 FIBA EuroBasket, the 1965 FIBA EuroBasket, the 1967 FIBA EuroBasket, and the 1969 FIBA EuroBasket.

Eshed also played at the 1964 FIBA European Olympic Qualifying Tournament, and the 1968 FIBA European Olympic Qualifying Tournament.^[3]

Coaching career

After he retired from playing club basketball, Eshed became a basketball coach. He was an Assistant Coach for Hapoel Tel Aviv, from 1995 to 1997.^[4]

See also

• Israeli Premier League Statistical Leaders

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ofer Eshed.

• FIBA Archive Profile 1
• FIBA Archive Profile 2^{[dead link]}
• כדורסלן העבר עופר אשד הלך לעולמו, Walla. (in Hebrew)