Lior Eliyahu

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Basketball player
Lior Eliyahu
לִיאוֹר אֱלִיָּהוּ
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Lior Eliyahu (2010)
Player information
birthday September 9, 1985
place of birth Ramat Gan , Israel
size 207 cm
position Power Forward / Small Forward
NBA draft 2006 44th pick
Club information
society Hapoel Jerusalem
league Ligat ha'Al
Jersey number 4th
Clubs as active
2003–2006 Hapoel Galil Elyon 2006–2009 Maccabi Tel Aviv 2009–2010 Caja Laboral 2010–2013 Maccabi Tel Aviv Hapoel Jerusalem since 2013IsraelIsrael
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National team
2007– Israel

Lior Eliyahu (born September 9, 1985 in Ramat Gan , Israel ) is an Israeli basketball player . He is 2.07 m tall and plays in the positions of a power forward and small forward .

Career

Lior Eliyahu began his professional career at Hapoel Galil Elyon in 2003. Eliyahu played with Galil Elyon in the FIBA EuroCup and was a participant in the FIBA ​​EuroCup All-Star Games in 2005 and 2006. In the 2006 NBA draft, he was ranked 44th by Orlando Magic . Pick selected. However, no contract was concluded. He then signed with Maccabi Tel Aviv . With Maccabi Eliyahu won the Israeli championship in 2009 and 2011. In the 2008/2009 Euroleague season he was voted MVP of the Week and MVP of the Month for September 2008 twice . In the 2009/2010 season Lior Eliyahu was in the squad of the Spanish basketball club Caja Laboral and won the Spanish basketball championship in the ACB league . FC Barcelona were defeated 3-0 in the 2010 final series. At the beginning of the 2012/2013 season, Eliyahu returns to Maccabi Tel Aviv. With Tel Aviv, he was twice more, in 2011 and 2012, Israeli champions and three times in a row (2011 to 2013) Israeli cup winners. Another success with Maccabi was winning the Adriatic League in 2012. Lior Eliyahu was twice, in 2011 and 2012, participant in the Israeli All-Star Games. In 2011 he was elected MVP of the All-Star Games.

Lior Eliyahu has been an Israeli national basketball player since 2007 and participated with the Israeli national basketball team in the 2007 , 2009 , 2011 and 2013 European Championships . The best result was the 9th place at the EM 2007 in Madrid.

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personal data
SURNAME Eliyahu, Lior
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Israeli basketball player
DATE OF BIRTH September 9, 1985
PLACE OF BIRTH Tel Aviv , Israel