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Motti Aroesti

Motti Aroesti is a retired Israeli basketball player and coach who played point guard for Maccabi Tel Aviv from 1973 to 1988.

born 1954Point guard for Maccabi Tel Aviv2 European Champions Cup titles1979 EuroBasket silver medal

Born: 11 July 1954, Givatayim
Occupation: basketball player, basketball coach

Motti Aroesti was born in 1954 in Givatayim

Motti Aroesti was born on 11 July 1954. His family came from Thessaloniki in Greece, and his father ran a sports goods store in central Givatayim.

He started in the youth team of Maccabi Tel Aviv at age 15. In 1971 he was sent to the affiliate club Maccabi South Tel Aviv in the second league, and in 1973 he joined the senior team.

With Maccabi he won many Israeli league titles and State Cups, and 2 European Champions Cup titles. He was the starting point guard during the second of these titles.

With the Israeli national team he played at several EuroBasket and Olympic qualifying tournaments, and won a silver medal at the 1979 EuroBasket. He left Maccabi Tel Aviv and professional basketball in 1988, then played again for Maccabi Rishon LeZion with Miki Berkovich.

He later coached Maccabi Rehovot, the Maccabi Tel Aviv youth team, Maccabi South Tel Aviv and Maccabi Givat Shmuel, and became an assistant coach at Maccabi Tel Aviv. In 2008 the EuroLeague honored him as one of 13 symbols of Maccabi Tel Aviv.