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Barak Peleg

Barak Peleg is an Israeli former basketball player and a basketball coach who played in the Premier League until 2010.

born 1972Premier League basketball careerCoaching Hapoel Galil ElyonPlaying for Ironi Nahariya

Born: 16 June 1972, Lavi
Occupation: basketball coach, basketball player

Barak Peleg was born in 1972 in Lavi

Barak Peleg was born on June 16, 1972, at Kibbutz Lavi in the Lower Galilee, where he grew up. He played in the Elitzur Lavi youth teams together with his older brother.

In 1990 he volunteered for Sayeret Matkal and served in the unit for 4 years as an officer. He continued in reserve duty and reported for reserves during the Swords of Iron war.

Peleg played as a shooting guard. In the 1994/1995 season he reached the Premier League with Hapoel Safed, and from 1996 to 2000 he played for Maccabi Ra'anana. He also played for Hapoel Jerusalem and Hapoel Galil Elyon, and from 2003 mostly for Ironi Nahariya until he retired in 2010.

He became an assistant coach at Hapoel Gilboa Galil in 2010 and its head coach in 2014. He later coached Maccabi Ra'anana and Maccabi Haifa, and in 2020 took over Hapoel Galil Elyon, which reached the Premier League in 2021. In 2024 he became coach of M.C. Otef Darom.

Peleg is married with 4 children and lives in Moshav Tzipori.

Barak Peleg's life in 9 milestones

1972
Born at Kibbutz Lavi.
1990
Volunteered for Sayeret Matkal.
1996
Joined Maccabi Ra'anana.
2003
Began playing for Ironi Nahariya.
2010
Retired from Premier League play and became an assistant coach.
2014
Named head coach of Hapoel Gilboa Galil.
2018
Named coach of Maccabi Haifa.
2021
Led Hapoel Galil Elyon to promotion to the Premier League.
2024
Became coach of M.C. Otef Darom.

Barak Peleg served in Sayeret Matkal

He served in Sayeret Matkal from 1990 for 4 years as an officer, as deputy to the training company commander. He continued serving in the reserves, including in the Swords of Iron war.

Sayeret Matkal