Eric Alfasi

Eric Alfasi
Personal information
Born (1972-07-01) 1 July 1972
Netanya, Israel
Nationality Israeli
Position Head coach
Coaching career 2008–present
Career history
2008 Ironi Ashkelon
2008–2011 Maccabi Netanya
2011–2012 Ironi Ashkelon
2013–2014 Maccabi Ashdod
2015–2018 Ironi Nahariya
Career highlights and awards

As head coach:

Eric Alfasi (Hebrew: אריק אלפסי‬; born 1970, in Netanya, Israel) is an Israeli professional basketball coach and a former professional basketball player who last worked as the head coach of Ironi Nahariya.[1]

Biography

As a basketball player

In his youth he was a basketball player. He played for the team Maccabi Netanya. He also played a number of seasons in the senior side of the team. He retired in his late 20s.

As a coach

In 2002 he began to coach the youth team of Maccabi Netanya and in 2008 he made his debut as a senior coach as Ironi Ashkelon appointed him as their head coach.[2]

After an unsuccessful season with Ashkelon he made his return to Netanya, this time coaching the senior local team. In his first season with the team he won the Liga Leumit with a record of 33 wins and only 1 defeat. In his second season with the team he led them to the 2009–10 Israeli Final Four where they lost to Maccabi Tel Aviv and finished 4th. In his third season he led the team to the Israeli Basketball State Cup 2010–11 finals where they again lost to Tel Aviv.

In July 2011 he made his way back to Ironi Ashkelon as he signed a contract for one season.[3] On December 23, 2013 it was announced that he would replace Nati Cohen.[4] After one season he signed on to coach Ironi Nahariya.

Honours

References

  1. ↑ LTD, Art-Up. "מנהלת ליגת העל בכדורסל | היסטוריה | מאמני כל הזמנים | אריק אלפסי". basket.co.il. Retrieved 2018-07-18.
  2. ↑ "וואלה!". Sports.walla.co.il. Archived from the original on 2011-10-01. Retrieved 2012-01-29.
  3. ↑ "ספורט - כדורסל ישראלי nrg - ...אשקלון: אריק אלפסי מאמן". Nrg.co.il. Retrieved 2012-01-29.
  4. ↑ "J'lem, Haifa aim to end regular season on a high". The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com. Retrieved 2018-07-18.
  5. ↑ "מאמן החודש - אריק אלפסי". Basket.co.il. 2011-11-03. Retrieved 2012-01-29.
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