Zvi Sherf

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Zvi Sherf (Hebrew: צבי שרף‎, born December 18, 1951, Tel Aviv, Israel), known almost universally by his nickname Zvika (Hebrew: צביקה‎), is an Israeli basketball coach and former player. He is currently the coach of Maccabi Tel Aviv and the Israeli national basketball team.

Sherf played for the Maccabi Tel Aviv youth team, starting at age 12. By age 16, Sherf was playing for Maccabi South Tel Aviv (the club's second side), and was sent to a coaching course, along with fellow future basketball coach Pini Gershon. By age 20, Sherf was coaching the Maccabi Tel Aviv youth team, and by age 25 was coaching Maccabi South Tel Aviv, leading it to his first championship.

In the 1980/81 season -- where Maccabi Tel Aviv won the European Championship, the Israeli League and the Israeli State Cup -- Sherf was an assistant coach to Rudi d'Amico. Sherf became Maccabi Tel Aviv's head coach in 1983/84, staying through to the 1985/86 season (inclusive). In 1984 (at the age of 33), he became the Israeli national basketball team coach. His first national coaching tenure (which lasted three years) saw two Eurobasket appearances (1985, 1987) and Israel's historic 7th placing at the 1986 FIBA World Basketball Championship. Sherf's tenure as national coach ended after what was perceived as a poor performance at EuroBasket 1987 (11th position), but Sherf later returned as coach for the years 1991-97. In 2005, Sherf was again appointed coach of the Israeli national basketball team, and on January 1, 2008, was appointed head coach of Maccabi Tel Aviv.

Sherf's coaching career includes a Saporta Cup victory with Aris BC Thessaloniki (1992/93), and two Euroleague finals, 10 Israeli League Championships and six Israeli State Cups (all with Maccabi Tel Aviv).

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Season(s) Club
1976/77, 1977/78 Maccabi Darom Tel Aviv Flag of Israel
1978/79, 1979/80 Betar Jerusalem Flag of Israel
1981/82, 1982/83 Hapoel Ramat Gan Flag of Israel
1983/84, 1984/85, 1985/86, 1986/87 Maccabi Tel Aviv Flag of Israel
1987/88 Elitzur Netania Flag of Israel
1988/89 Maccabi Tel Aviv Flag of Israel
1989/90 Maccabi Rishon LeZion Flag of Israel
1990/91, 1991/92 Maccabi Tel Aviv Flag of Israel
1992/93 Hapoel Jerusalem Flag of Israel
1992/93* Aris BC Thessaloniki Flag of Greece
1993/94, 1994/95 Hapoel Tel Aviv Flag of Israel
1995/96 CSP Limoges Flag of France
1995/96*, 1996/97 Maccabi Tel Aviv Flag of Israel
1997/98, 1998/99 PAOK Thessaloniki Flag of Greece
1999/2000, 2000/01 Hapoel Jerusalem Flag of Israel
2001/02 Śląsk Wrocław Flag of Poland
2001/02* Makedonikos BC Flag of Greece
2002/03 Hapoel Galil-Elyon Flag of Israel
2003/04*, 2004/05 MBC Dynamo Moscow Flag of Russia
2007/08* Maccabi Tel Aviv Flag of Israel
* Denotes appointment during the season.

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