Chaim Buchbinder

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Chaim Buchbinder
Personal information
Born (1943-10-11) October 11, 1943 (age 80)
NationalityIsraeli
Listed height6 ft 3.75 in (1.92 m)
Career information
Playing career1962–1972
PositionShooting guard
Career history
1962–1972Maccabi Haifa
Career highlights and awards
As player:

Chaim Buchbinder (alternate spellings: Haim, Baram, Bar-am, Hebrew: חיים בוכבינדר; born October 11, 1943) is an Israeli former basketball player and coach.[1] During his club career, he scored a total of 6,044 career points, which is the 7th-most points scored in the history Israeli Premier League. Buchbinder also represented the Israeli national team.

Club career[edit]

Buchbinder played 11 seasons Israeli Premier League with Maccabi Haifa, from 1962 to 1972.[1][2] Buchbinder was a three-time Israeli Premier League Top Scorer, in the years 1966, 1968, and 1969.

He scored 6,044 points in the Israeli Premier League, which is places him in 7th place all-time, in Israel Premier League history.[1][3] His career scoring average in the Israeli Premier League was 23.5 points per game.

National team career[edit]

Buchbinder represented the senior men's Israeli national team. With Israel, he played at the 1969 FIBA EuroBasket. He had a total of 46 caps with Israel's national team.

Coaching career[edit]

After he retired from playing club basketball, Buchbinder became a basketball coach. In 1981, he became the head coach of the Israeli club Hapoel Haifa. In 1984, he became the head coach of the Israeli club Hapoel Galil Elyon. In the middle of the 1987–88 season, he became the head coach of the Israeli club Maccabi Haifa. In 1990, he became the head coach of the Israeli club Maccabi Kiryat Motzkin.

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References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "ISRAEL BASKETBALL SUPER LEAGUE | History | All-Time Player Points | Chaim Buchbinder". basket.co.il.
  2. ^ "Club profile: Maccabi Bazan Haifa". 7DAYS EuroCup.[dead link]
  3. ^ מוצע משחקים פעיל, Safsal.

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