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Matan Naor

Matan Naor is an Israeli former basketball player who played for clubs including Hapoel Jerusalem and Hapoel Tel Aviv, and later worked as a clinical nutritionist.

born 1980Captaining Hapoel Tel AvivPlaying for Israel's national teamClinical nutrition work

Born: 3 November 1980, Rehovot
Occupation: basketball player

Matan Naor was born in 1980 in Rehovot

Matan Naor was born on 3 November 1980 in Rehovot. He grew up in the youth program of Maccabi Rehovot. His brother is the mathematician Assaf Naor.

Naor began playing in the Premier League with Ironi Ramat Gan in 2000. In 2002 the team reached the league finals and lost to Maccabi Tel Aviv. He then moved to Hapoel Tel Aviv and played for the Israel national team.

He joined Hapoel Jerusalem in the 2004/5 season and missed much of 2006/2007 with an injury. In 2007 he signed with Ironi Nahariya. After a break in 2008, he returned to Nahariya in early 2009.

Naor then joined Hapoel Tel Aviv, served as team captain, and rose with the club to the Premier League. He left in 2017 and played for Elitzur Netanya, Hapoel Hevel Modi'in and Maccabi Hadera, retiring from professional basketball after the 2019/20 season.

During his career he earned a bachelor's degree in clinical nutrition at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He was active in the players' union. He now works as a clinical nutritionist with youth basketball programs.