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Muli Katzurin

Muli Katzurin is an Israeli basketball coach who coached Israel's national team and later the national team of Poland.

born 1954Coaching Israel's national basketball teamCoaching Poland's national teamState Cups with Hapoel Galil Elyon

Born: 30 November 1954, Tel Aviv
Occupation: basketball coach

Muli Katzurin was born in 1954 in Tel Aviv

Muli Katzurin was born in Tel Aviv on November 30, 1954. His full first name is Shmuel.

He began as an assistant coach at Maccabi Ramat Gan in the 1977/78 season and at Beitar Tel Aviv in 1980/81. With Hapoel Galil Elyon he won the State Cup twice, in the 1987/1988 and 1991/1992 seasons. He also coached Hapoel Tel Aviv and Maccabi Tel Aviv.

He coached the Israel national team and led it at the European Championships of 1999, 2001 and 2003. In 2003 the team finished in seventh place. He also coached Śląsk Wrocław in Poland.

He coached the Czech team Nymburk, winning 4 doubles of league and cup, and coached the Poland national team from 2008 to 2010. In 2011 he joined ALBA Berlin, and later the Frankfurt Skyliners for 2 years. He coached Bnei Herzliya from 2014 and Eisbären Bremerhaven from 2015, where he was replaced in his second season.