Pini Gershon
Gershon in 2005. | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 13, 1951 Tel Aviv, Israel |
| Nationality | Israeli |
| Career information | |
| Playing career | 1970–1974 |
| Coaching career | 1974–2015 |
| Career history | |
| As a player: | |
| 1970–1974 | Maccabi South Tel Aviv |
| As a coach: | |
| 1974–1976 | Beitar Tel Aviv (youth) |
| 1976–1977 | Beitar Tel Aviv |
| 1977–1979 | Hapoel Holon |
| 1980–1981 | Hapoel Gan Shmuel |
| 1981–1983 | Hapoel Galil Elyon |
| 1983–1985 | Maccabi Haifa |
| 1985–1986 | Hapoel Tel Aviv |
| 1986–1987 | Maccabi Haifa |
| 1987–1988 | Beitar Tel Aviv |
| 1988–1989 | Maccabi Haifa |
| 1989–1990 | Hapoel Haifa |
| 1990–1992 | Ironi Ramat Gan |
| 1992–1993 | Hapoel Galil Elyon |
| 1993–1994 | Maccabi Rishon Lezion |
| 1994–1995 | Hapoel Galil Elyon |
| 1995–1997 | Hapoel Jerusalem |
| 1997–1998 | Maccabi Rishon Lezion |
| 1998–2001 | Maccabi Tel Aviv |
| 2003–2006 | Maccabi Tel Aviv |
| 2006–2008 | Olympiacos |
| 2007–2008 | Bulgaria |
| 2008–2010 | Maccabi Tel Aviv |
| 2011–2013 | Hapoel Holon (manager) |
| 2014–2015 | Maccabi Tel Aviv (assistant) |
| 2015–present | Israel (manager) |
| Career highlights | |
As head coach:
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Pinhas "Pini" Gershon (Hebrew: פנחס "פיני" גרשון; born 13 November 1951), is an Israeli former professional basketball player and coach. He won three top-level European-wide club championships as the head coach of Maccabi Tel Aviv. He won the FIBA SuproLeague championship in 2001, and the EuroLeague championship in 2004 and 2005. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest coaches in Israeli and European history.
He was named the EuroLeague Coach of the Year in 2005. In 2008, he was named one of the 50 Greatest EuroLeague Contributors, as a coach. He was also the head coach of the senior Bulgarian national team.