Oren Amiel
 Amiel as the head coach of Brose Bamberg in 2022 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 19, 1971 |
| Nationality | Israeli |
| Listed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Career information | |
| Playing career | 1994–1999 |
| Position | Point guard |
| Coaching career | 2004–present |
| Career history | |
| As player: | |
| 1994–1999 | Hapoel Galil Elyon |
| As coach: | |
| 2004–2006 | Hapoel Galil Elyon (assistant) |
| 2006 | Hapoel Galil Elyon |
| 2006–2007 | Hapoel Galil Elyon (assistant) |
| 2007–2008 | Maccabi Tel Aviv (assistant) |
| 2008–2009 | Hapoel Yokneam/Megido |
| 2009–2011 | Hapoel Nazareth Elite |
| 2011–2014 | Nymburk (assistant) |
| 2014–2015 | Hapoel Jerusalem (assistant) |
| 2015–2017 | Nymburk (assistant) |
| 2017–2021 | Nymburk |
| 2021 | Hapoel Jerusalem |
| 2021–2024 | Brose Bamberg |
| Career highlights and awards | |
As head coach:
| |
Oren Amiel (Hebrew: אורן עמיאל; born December 19, 1971), is an Israeli professional basketball coach and former player.[1][2]
Professional career
[edit]Hapoel Galil Elyon (1994–1999)
[edit]Amiel played point guard for Hapoel Galil Elyon from 1994 to 1999.[3]
Coaching career
[edit]Early positions (2004–2017)
[edit]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 Nymburk as well as head coaching positions in the lower Leumit League between 2007 and 2017.[1][4]
Nymburk (2017–2021)
[edit]In 2017, Amiel was named head coach at Nymburk when Ronen Ginzburg resigned to take over the Czech national team full time.[5]
In his 4 seasons at Nymburk, Amiel's teams won the Czech League championship each year in addition to winning 3 Czech Cups,[6] and he was named the Basketball Champions League Coach of the Year after the 2019–2020 season.[1][7][8]
Hapoel Jerusalem (2021)
[edit]On June 24, 2021, Hapoel Jerusalem announced that Amiel had signed a two-year contract to become their new head coach.[9]
On October 28, 2021, Jerusalem fired Amiel in the wake of the team's 0–3 start in the Champions League and named Yotam Halperin as their new interim head coach.[2]
Brose Bamberg (2021–2024)
[edit]On November 29, 2021, he has signed with Brose Bamberg of the German Basketball Bundesliga.[10]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Halickman, Joshua (28 June 2021). "A closer look at Hapoel Jerusalem's new coach Oren Amiel". Retrieved 19 September 2021.
- ^ a b Nahum, Tom (28 October 2021). "זעזוע בבירה: אורן עמיאל פוטר מהפועל ירושלים". One (in Hebrew). Retrieved 28 October 2021.
- ^ "Oren Amiel - Israel Basketball Super League". Israeli Basketball Premier League. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
- ^ "Oren Amiel - Israel Basketball Super League All-Time Coaches". Israeli Basketball Premier League. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
- ^ "Ginzburg becomes full-time coach of Czechs ahead of World Cup Qualifiers". FIBA. 19 October 2017. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
- ^ Haklai, Barak (28 June 2021). "עשה אקזיט: אורן עמיאל מגיע כדי להחזיר את הפועל ירושלים לטופ". Ynet (in Hebrew). Retrieved 19 September 2021.
- ^ Meir, Yaakov (29 September 2020). "אורן עמיאל מאמן העונה ב-BCL, טיישון תומאס בחמישייה". Israel Hayom (in Hebrew). Retrieved 19 September 2021.
- ^ "Oren Amiel (Era Nymburk): Coach of the Season, Basketball Champions League 2019-20". Basketball Champions League. 29 September 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
- ^ Cohen, Roi (24 June 2021). "רשמי: אורן עמיאל מונה למאמן הפועל י-ם". Sports Channel (Israel) (in Hebrew). Retrieved 19 September 2021.
- ^ "Basketball: Oren Amiel wird neuer Trainer in Bamberg". br.de (in German). November 29, 2021. Retrieved August 8, 2022.
See also
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