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Motti Aroesti
	Motti Aroesti (right), 1983
Personal information
Born	July 11, 1954 (age 69); 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:
1971–1973	Maccabi South Tel Aviv
1973–1988	Maccabi Tel Aviv
1990–1991	Maccabi Rishon LeZion
As coach:
1992–1993	Maccabi Tel Aviv (assistant)
0	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

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Motti Aroesti (born 11 July 1954), is a retired Israeli professional basketball player and coach.

Biography[edit]

Motti Aroesti was born in Givatayim.^[1]

Basketball career[edit]

Aroesti played club basketball with Maccabi Tel Aviv, from 1973 to 1988.

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. 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[edit]

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.^[2]

Coaching[edit]

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

References[edit]

^ "Motti Aroesti, Basketball Player". Proballers.
^ "archive.fiba.com: Players".

External links[edit]

[1] "Motti Aroesti, Basketball Player". Proballers.

[2] "archive.fiba.com: Players".

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-'''Motti Aroesti''' (born 11 July 1954; [[Tel Aviv]], [[Israel]]) is a retired [[Israel]]i professional [[basketball]] player and [[basketball coach|coach]].
+'''Motti Aroesti''' (born 11 July 1954), is a retired [[Israel]]i professional [[basketball]] player and [[basketball coach|coach]].
-==Professional career==
+==Biography==
+Motti Aroesti was born in [[Givatayim]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.proballers.com/basketball/player/75258/motti-aroesti|title=Motti Aroesti, Basketball Player|website=Proballers}}</ref>
+==Basketball career==
 Aroesti played [[sports club|club]] basketball with [[Maccabi Tel Aviv BC|Maccabi Tel Aviv]], from 1973 to 1988.
 Aroesti wore the Maccabi jersey for 15 consecutive seasons, and won an [[Israeli Basketball Super League|Israeli League]] title for each of those years, as well as 11 [[Israeli Basketball State Cup|Israeli State Cups]]. Aroesti helped Maccabi win its first FIBA Europe Champions Cup ([[EuroLeague]]) title in the [[1976–77 EuroLeague|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 EuroLeague|1980–81 season]].
-==National team career==
+===National team ===
-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.<ref>[https://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/p/q/Motti%20Aroesti/pid//_//players.html Motti AROESTI (ISR).]</ref>
+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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/p/q/Motti%20Aroesti/pid//_//players.html|title=archive.fiba.com: Players}}</ref>
-==Coaching career==
+===Coaching===
 After he retired from playing professional basketball, Aroesti became a [[basketball coach]]. He also worked as a [[general manager (basketball)|sports director]].
+==See also==
+*[[Sports in Israel]]
 ==References==
 {{reflist}}
 ==External links==
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 *[https://basket.co.il/player.asp?PlayerId=6840&lang=en Israeli Super League Profile]
 *[http://www.maccabi.co.il/Player.asp?PlayerUID=182&lang=en Maccabi Tel Aviv Profile]
-*[https://www.proballers.com/basket-ball-player/75258/motti-aroesti ProBallers.com Profile]
 *[https://www.euroleague.net/news/i/34334/history-principal-2 Motti Aroesti Greatest Euroleague Contributors nominees list]
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 [[Category:Sportspeople from Tel Aviv]]
 [[Category:Point guards]]
+[[Category:Competitors at the 1977 Maccabiah Games]]
+[[Category:Jewish basketball players]]
+[[Category:Men's basketball players]]
+[[Category:Maccabiah Games basketball players for Israel]]
+[[Category:Maccabiah Games silver medalists for Israel]]