Summary clip of today's events in sports, 20.11 (Sport1)
A day after Hapoel Holon easily defeated Ironi Nes Ziona and at the end of the game Guy Goodes stated that he "had a lot of fun in the national team, I have fun in both places", this evening (Sunday) the coach announced the end of his career in the Israeli national team.
Goodes was appointed as the coach of the national team in September 2021 in place of Oded Ketch, who finished a four-year term.
Under Goodes, Israel was disappointed in the European Championship held last summer in the Czech Republic, finishing in 17th place with only two wins from five games.
Also in the MundoBasket qualifiers, Israel finally ended its path last week, following losses to Slovenia and Sweden that eliminated the chances of qualifying for the World Championship.
will be concentrated in Hapoel Holon.
Guy Goodes (photo: official website, FIBA)
"I would like to announce the departure of the position of coach of the senior team, I will not take part in the February 2023 window," said Guy Godes through the basketball association, "I want to say thanks, respect and appreciation to the heads of the team, to the chairman of the basketball association Amiram Halevi and the general director of the association Yankel' Ben Shushan, to the chairman of the professional committee, Amos Frishman, for the trust he gave me in choosing me as the national team coach.
"I want to thank all the team that accompanied me during the last year of the World Championship and European Championship qualifiers that was in Prague. To Motti Daniel, the national team manager, Hagai Segal, the spokesman of the union, the entire medical team headed by Ido Vaniv, the wonderful assistant coaches Nadav, Dror, Yoav, Finney, and Ramon Yabzuri, the fitness coach And also to Yossi, the dedicated farm manager. It was fun and a great honor to work by your side for the past year and try to reach achievements together.
"I decided to leave before the end of the contract due to the exhaustion of the position as well as the fatigue of the material. I know that I gave my all to the team as always as I have done since the age of 15. You don't always reach the goals you set or aspire to reach. I would like to wish the team lots and lots of success in the future and I will always remain its fan. Al El Israel," said the coach.
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