Motti Aroesti

Motti Aroesti
	Motti Aroesti (right), 1983
Personal information
Born	July 11, 1954 (age 70); Tel Aviv, Israel
Nationality	Israeli
Listed height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Career information
NBA draft	1976: undrafted
Playing career	1971–1991
Position	Point guard
Number	7
Coaching career	1992–1996
Career history
As player:
1971–1988	Maccabi South Tel Aviv
1973–1988	Maccabi Tel Aviv
1990–1991	Maccabi Rishon LeZion
As coach:
1992–1993	Maccabi Tel Aviv (assistant)
	Maccabi Rehovot
1995–1996	Maccabi Givat Shmuel
Career highlights and awards
	As player FIBA Intercontinental Cup champion (1980); 2× EuroLeague champion (1977, 1981); 15× Israeli League champion (1974–1988); 11× Israeli Cup winner (1975, 1977–1983, 1985–1987);
Representing Israel
Men’s Basketball
FIBA EuroBasket
Asian Games

Motti Aroesti (born 11 July 1954; Tel Aviv, Israel) is a retired Israeli professional basketball player and coach. He played at the point guard position. He was one of the most successful players in Israeli and Maccabi Tel Aviv history. He was among the 105 player nominees for the 50 Greatest EuroLeague Contributors list in 2008.^{[citation needed]}

Professional career

Aroesti played club basketball with Maccabi Tel Aviv, from 1973 to 1988. He was a key piece in Maccabi's first golden era in European basketball. Aroesti wore the Maccabi jersey for 15 consecutive seasons, and won an Israeli League title for each of those years, as well as 11 Israeli State Cups. Moreover, Aroesti helped Maccabi win its first FIBA Europe Champions Cup (EuroLeague) title in the 1976–77 season, and he was still the team's starting point guard, when his team lifted its second top continental trophy in the 1980–81 season.

National team career

As a member of the senior Israeli national basketball team, Aroesti played at the following major tournaments: the 1976 European Olympic Qualifying Tournament, 1979 EuroBasket, the 1980 European Olympic Qualifying Tournament, the 1983 EuroBasket, the 1984 European Olympic Qualifying Tournament, and the 1985 EuroBasket. He won the silver medal at the 1979 EuroBasket, while playing with the senior Israeli national team.^[1]

Coaching career

After he retired from playing professional basketball, Aroesti became a basketball coach. He also worked as a sports director.

Personal life

After he ended his basketball coaching career, Aroesti operated a sporting goods store.

References

^ Motti AROESTI (ISR).

External links

[1] Motti AROESTI (ISR).

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