Erez Markovich

Erez Markovich was born in 1978 in Eilat

Markovich was born in Eilat on July 10, 1978. He came up through the youth team of Maccabi Rishon LeZion. At the same time he played for the Kiryat Sharet high school team in Holon, which won a league title in 1996.

He joined the Maccabi Rishon LeZion senior squad in the 1996/1997 season but barely played. He then played for Maccabi Rehovot and later for Ironi Ramat Gan, reaching the playoff final with Ramat Gan in 2002. At Ironi Nahariya he became a starter and helped the team reach the 2003 playoff final.

After a short spell with Racing Paris, he signed with Hapoel Jerusalem and won the State Cup in 2006/2007 and 2007/2008, serving as captain in the second season. He later played for Maccabi Rishon LeZion, Hapoel Holon, Elitzur Ashkelon, Maccabi Kiryat Gat, A.S. Ramat HaSharon and Maccabi Rehovot.

With Israel he played for the junior teams in 1996 and was first called to the senior team in 2002. He became a regular member of the squad in the 2005 European Championship qualifiers and played at EuroBasket 2005 and 2007.