Dror Cohen is an Israeli
basketball coach and former player.
He was one of the most respected players in Israeli basketball in the 1990s, when he spent 14 seasons in the
Premier League where he scored 2,263 points.
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Personal
Dror Cohen is a good friend of
Oded Katash
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, who is a former
Israeli Coach of the Year.
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Playing career
Cohen and Katash have known each other since the age of 10 when they played together in the youth team of
Maccabi Tel Aviv, and later also advanced to the seniors and played in their first season for
Maccabi Ramat Gan.
He went on to play for
Elitzur Givat Shmuel,
Maccabi Ra'anana,
Bnei Herzliya
Bnei Herzliya Basket (, lit. ''Sons of Herzliya''), is a professional basketball club that is based in Herzliya, in the Sharon district in Israel. The club plays in the Israeli Basketball Premier League, the top division of Israeli basketball. It ...
,
Hapoel Eilat and
Maccabi Jerusalem.
Coaching career
Dror Cohen retired from active play in 2008. After retirement, Dror Cohen was immediately appointed
Oren Aharoni's assistant at
Elitzur Givat Shmuel, a team that was relegated and later changed its name to ''MK Baka''.
In his first season, Cohen led the team to the
national league championship and earned league promotion. Yet, the club waived its right to play in the
Premier League for economic reasons.
In 2010, Cohen accepted an offer from Oded Katsh where Cohen then served as Katash's assistant at
Hapoel Jerusalem.
In the following years, Cohen then established himself as one of the serious professionals in Israeli basketball, working with senior coaches such as
Zvika Sharaf Zvika, Tzvika or Tzvikah ( he, צביקה):
* Tzvika Brot (born 1980), Israeli mayor of Bat Yam in the 21st century
* Zvika Greengold (born 1952), Israeli officer awarded the Medal of Valor and politician
*Tzvika Cohen, former drummer of the Israel ...
,
Effi Birnbaum,
Muli Katzurin and
Sharon Drucker.
Inn March 2017, Dror Cohen accepted the position of
Maccabi Rishon Lezion
Maccabi Rishon LeZion is a sport club in Rishon LeZion, Israel.
The professional teams associated with it include:
*Maccabi Rishon LeZion (basketball)
*Maccabi Rishon LeZion (handball)
* Maccabi Rishon LeZion (badminton)
There was also a footb ...
's assistant coach to
Shmulik Brener. The team needed a replacement for
Adir Amar, who had chosen to leave the club together with
Arik Shibek who was fired.
Since 2019 he has served as
Guy Goodes' assistant at
Maccabi Rishon.
Cohen stated in early 2021: "I'm ready for the opportunity as head coach."
Israeli national team
As a player Cohen capped for the
Israeli national team on many occasions.
In 2017, Cohen again joined forces with Katash and became part of the team's coaching staff.
References
External links
Israeli Basketball Super Leagueprofile
Eurobasket.comprofile
Proballersprofile
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Living people
Israeli basketball coaches
Israeli men's basketball players
People from Ramat Gan
1974 births