Alon Stein

Alon Stein was born in 1978 in Hadera

Alon Stein was born in Hadera on January 4, 1978, and grew up in Even Yehuda. He was coached as a youth by Ralph Klein and played for the Maccabi Darom children's team. In 1992 he scored 60 points in the State Youth Cup final and then moved to Maccabi Tel Aviv.

He studied in the basketball program of Kiryat Sharet High School in Holon. He also played for Israel's under-22 national team alongside Oded Kattash.

In 1995 he joined Hapoel Galil Elyon under coach David Blatt and stayed until 1999. In 2001 he moved to Ratiopharm Ulm in Germany, where his German passport meant he was not counted as a foreign player. He later played in Germany, Switzerland and the Netherlands, returned to Israel in 2007 with Hapoel Be'er Sheva, and ended his playing career at Maccabi Tel Aviv.

After retiring he coached youth teams at Maccabi Tel Aviv and became its second assistant coach in 2013. In 2015 he became second assistant coach of Israel's national team, and in 2016 assistant coach at Bnei Herzliya. He was named head coach of Hapoel Hevel Modi'in in 2019 and of Maccabi Hod HaSharon in 2020.