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Itamar Marzel

Itamar Marzel is an Israeli former basketball player who played point guard for Israeli clubs and captained the Israel national team.

born 1949Captain of Israel's national team1974 Asian Games gold medal1976 State Cup with Hapoel Gvat/Yagur

Born: 16 May 1949, Israel
Occupation: basketball player

Itamar Marzel was born in 1949 in Israel

Itamar Marzel was born on May 16, 1949, in Haifa and grew up on Kibbutz Yagur. As a teenager he was badly hurt when a fuel barrel exploded, and he recovered from the injury. He later wore a T-shirt under his basketball jersey to cover the burn scars.

Marzel, who is 1.85 m tall, played point guard for 13 seasons in the Israeli Premier Basketball League. His clubs included Hapoel Gilboa/Afula, Hapoel Haifa, Hapoel Gvat, Hapoel Tel Aviv and Hapoel Yagur. With Hapoel Gvat/Yagur he won the State Cup in 1976.

He served for several years as captain of the Israel national team and played 140 games for it, scoring 594 points. He took part in European Championships in 1969, 1971, 1973, 1975 and 1977, and in Olympic qualifying tournaments in 1972, 1976 and 1980. With the team he won a gold medal at the 1974 Asian Games in Iran.