Israel Basketball Association Negotiating With Neno Ginzburg For National Team Coach Role
Translated & summarized from Sport5 by baba
The Israel Basketball Association is in negotiations with Neno Ginzburg to become the next head coach of the national team. Current coach Ariel Beit-Halahmi will step down after the ongoing World Cup qualifiers. Ginzburg, 63, has a decorated coaching history, including leading the Czech Republic to the 2019 World Cup quarterfinals and the 2021 Tokyo Olympics.
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- Neno Ginzburg is in negotiations to become the next coach of the Israeli national basketball team.
- Current coach Ariel Beit-Halahmi will depart after the current World Cup qualifying games.
- Ginzburg, 63, has coached extensively in Europe and Asia, including the Czech national team.
- He led the Czech Republic to the 2019 World Cup quarterfinals and the 2021 Tokyo Olympics.
- Ginzburg also achieved multiple domestic titles in the Czech Republic with Nymburk.
The Israel Basketball Association announced on Thursday that Ariel Beit-Halahmi will conclude his tenure as the national team coach after the current World Cup qualifiers. Concurrently, negotiations are underway with Neno Ginzburg for the position. Ginzburg, 63, has an extensive coaching career spanning over two decades. He began coaching in 2000/2001 with Bnei Herzliya, followed by stints with AS Ramat Hasharon and Bnei Hasharon Herzliya. He then moved to the Czech Republic, coaching Nymburk from 2006, including a head coaching period from 2011 to 2013. His success with Nymburk led to him coaching the Czech national team from 2013 to 2023, with a return to Nymburk from 2015 to 2017. Ginzburg also coached Prometey, Kawasaki of Japan, and Anwil Włocławek of Poland. During his time in the Czech Republic, he achieved significant success, winning five championships and four cups with Nymburk. He also led the Czech national team to its first-ever World Cup appearance in 2019, reaching the quarterfinals, and qualified them for the Tokyo Olympics in 2021.
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