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Oren Amiel (; born December 19, 1971), is an Israeli professional
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coach for ERA Nymburk of the National Basketball League and former player.


Professional career


Hapoel Galil Elyon (1994–1999)

Amiel played point guard for Hapoel Galil Elyon from 1994 to 1999.


Coaching career


Early positions (2004–2017)

Amiel began his coaching career in 2004 as an assistant coach for Oded Kattash at Hapoel Galil Elyon. He held subsequent assistant positions at Maccabi Tel Aviv and
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as well as head coaching positions in the lower Leumit League between 2007 and 2017.


Nymburk (2017–2021)

In 2017, Amiel was named head coach at
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when Ronen Ginzburg resigned to take over the Czech national team full time. In his 4 seasons at Nymburk, Amiel's teams won the Czech League championship each year in addition to winning 3
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s, and he was named the Basketball Champions League Coach of the Year after the 2019–2020 season.


Hapoel Jerusalem (2021)

On June 24, 2021, Hapoel Jerusalem announced that Amiel had signed a two-year contract to become their new head coach. On October 28, 2021, Jerusalem fired Amiel in the wake of the team's 0–3 start in the Champions League and named
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as their new interim head coach.


Brose Bamberg (2021–2024)

On November 29, 2021, he has signed with
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of the German
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.


Back to Nymburk (2025–present)

On June 3, 2025, he signed with ERA Nymburk of the National Basketball League.


References


See also

* Sports in Israel {{DEFAULTSORT:Amiel, Oren 1971 births Living people Basketball Nymburk coaches Brose Baskets coaches Hapoel Galil Elyon players Hapoel Jerusalem B.C. coaches Israeli basketball coaches Israeli Basketball Premier League players Israeli men's basketball players Point guards