Dror Cohen

Dror Cohen is an Israeli basketball coach and former player.

See also: Dror Cohen (sailor)
Dror Cohen
Personal information
Born (1974-01-17) January 17, 1974
Ramat Gan, Israel
NationalityIsraeli
Career information
Playing career1990–2008
PositionAssistant coach
Coaching career2008–present
Career history
As player:
1984–1996Maccabi Tel Aviv
1996–1998Elitzur Givat Shmuel
1998–1999Bnei Herzliya
1999–2000Ironi Ramat Gan
2000–2002Maccabi Ra'anana
2002–2008Elitzur Givat Shmuel
As coach:
2008–2009Elitzur Givat Shmuel (assistant)
2010–2013Hapoel Jerusalem (assistant)
2017–presentIsrael men's national team (assistant)
2018–2022Maccabi Rishon LeZion (assistant)

He was one of the most respected players in Israeli basketball in the 1990s, when he spent 14 seasons in the Premier League where he scored 2,263 points.[1][2]

Personal

Dror Cohen is a good friend of Oded Katash, who is a former Israeli Coach of the Year.[3]

Playing career

Cohen and Katash have known each other since the age of 10 when they played together in the youth team of Maccabi Tel Aviv, and later also advanced to the seniors and played in their first season for Maccabi Ramat Gan.[3][2]

He went on to play for Elitzur Givat Shmuel, Maccabi Ra'anana, Bnei Herzliya, Hapoel Eilat and Maccabi Jerusalem.[1]

Coaching career

Dror Cohen retired from active play in 2008. After retirement, Dror Cohen was immediately appointed Oren Aharoni's assistant at Elitzur Givat Shmuel, a team that was relegated and later changed its name to MK Baka.[3]

In his first season, Cohen led the team to the national league championship and earned league promotion. Yet, the club waived its right to play in the Premier League for economic reasons.[3]

In 2010, Cohen accepted an offer from Oded Katsh where Cohen then served as Katash's assistant at Hapoel Jerusalem.[3]

In the following years, Cohen then established himself as one of the serious professionals in Israeli basketball, working with senior coaches such as Zvika Sharaf, Effi Birnbaum, Muli Katzurin and Sharon Drucker.[3]

Inn March 2017, Dror Cohen accepted the position of Maccabi Rishon Lezion's assistant coach to Shmulik Brener. The team needed a replacement for Adir Amar, who had chosen to leave the club together with Arik Shibek who was fired.[1]

Since 2019 he has served as Guy Goodes' assistant at Maccabi Rishon.[3]

Cohen stated in early 2021: "I'm ready for the opportunity as head coach."[3]

Israeli national team

As a player Cohen capped for the Israeli national team on many occasions.[3]

In 2017, Cohen again joined forces with Katash and became part of the team's coaching staff.[3]

References
  1. מכבי ראשון לציון: דרור כהן מונה לעוזרו של שמוליק ברנר sports.walla.co.il, 2 March 2017. Accessed 5 July 2021.(in Hebrew)
  2. Proballers. "Dror Cohen, Basketball Player". Proballers. Retrieved 2023-06-05.
  3. "אנחנו לא נחותים משום נבחרת באירופה" Yaakov Meir (Israel Hayom), 22 February 2021. Accessed 5 July 2021.(in Hebrew)
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