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In honor of the 70th anniversary: ​​Here are 10 things you did not know about Zvika Sharaf | Israel today

2021-12-02T09:37:18.745Z


At what age were we sent to a coaching course? • Where is his wife Ronit? • And how many children and grandchildren does he have? • One of the most colorful coaches in our basketball will close this month for seven decades - and this is a great time to get to know him a little more


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His late parents Abraham and Rachel were Holocaust survivors from Romania and the Ukraine

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Zvika played in the youth team of Maccabi Tel Aviv and was sent at the age of 16 to a coaching course with his peer Pini Gershon.

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met his wife Ronit, an outstanding basketball player (6 championships and 6 trophies) since 1973, and at the age of 14 they have been together

4

Burn two sons and four grandchildren.

His son Liron coaches and manages the women's department at Maccabi Raanana, and Elad is a professor of business administration at the North Carolina College.

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Closing for seven decades, Photo: Oded Karni

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trophies: European Cup Winners' Cup (1993), ten Israeli championships, seven trophies (one in Russia), three appearances in the European Champions Cup final with Maccabi Tel Aviv, and eight appearances with the Israeli team in Eurobasket

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Sharaf coached for 43 years, eight teams in Israel and seven abroad. At Maccabi Tel Aviv he coached about 11 seasons in five different terms, and for 13 years he coached the Israeli team

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Zvika played in the youth team of Maccabi Tel Aviv and was sent at the age of 16 to a coaching course with his peer Pini Gershon.

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Sharaf is the only coach who promoted Israel to the World Cup (1986; in 1954 we received a free ticket), in which she finished in the seventh and most honorable place.

Zvika Sharaf in 2009, Photo: Alan Shiber

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In 1979 he led the cadets to the final of the European Championship held in Syria.

Due to the state of war between the countries, Greece, which lost to Israel, has risen in our place

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in 2012 was appointed Chairman of the Board of Spectronix, which develops systems for detecting and extinguishing. Due to its sale to US investor replaced senior

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Source: israelhayom

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