Gabriel "Gabi" Teichner (; born November 21, 1945) is an Israeli former

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player. He spent his club career playing in the

Israeli Premier League The Israeli Premier League (, Ligat HaAl, ) is a professional association football league in Israel and the highest level of the Israeli football league system. The league is contested by 14 clubs, and operates on a system of promotion and rele ...

, and he also represented the Israeli national team.

Club career

Teichner, who is 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) tall, played at the center position. During his club playing career, Teichner played 13 seasons in the

, with the clubs Hapoel Beit Alfa, Hapoel Nir David, and Hapoel Gvat/Yagur. He had a career scoring average of 15.8

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in the Israeli Premier League.

National team career

Teichner also played with the senior men's Israeli national team. He was a member of the Israeli teams that competed at the following major tournaments: the 1967 FIBA European Championship, the 1968 FIBA European Olympic Qualifying Tournament, the 1969 FIBA European Championship, the 1970 Asian Games, the 1971 FIBA European Championship, and the 1972 FIBA Pre-Olympic Tournament. At the

1969 Maccabiah Games At the 8th Maccabiah Games from July 29 to August 7, 1969, 1,450 athletes from 27 countries competed in 22 sports in Israel. The final gold medal count was the United States in first place (64), Israel second (48; though it won the greatest numb ...

, he played with the legendary Israeli player

Tal Brody Talbot "Tal" Brody (Hebrew language, Hebrew: טל ברודי; born August 30, 1943), nicknamed Mr. Basketball, is an American-Israeli former professional basketball player and current goodwill ambassador of Israel. Brody was drafted #12 in the 1 ...

, on the gold-medal winning Israeli basketball team. He also won a silver medal with Israel at the 1970 Asian Games.

Personal life

Teichner has lived in both

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Nir David Nir David (, ''lit.'' David's Meadow) is a kibbutz in the Beit She'an Valley in northern Israel. Founded on 10 December 1936 as Tel Amal, the first of the tower and stockade settlements, it falls under the jurisdiction of Valley of Springs Region ...

, and Kibbutz Degania Bet, in

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References

External links

FIBA Archive Profile
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