Sharon Drucker

Sharon Drucker was born in 1967 in Petah Tikva

Sharon Drucker was born on July 26, 1967, in Petah Tikva. He is the older brother of journalist Raviv Drucker. He has a son and a daughter from his first marriage, to Hadas Drucker, and a son with documentary filmmaker Tsipi Karlik.

He came up through Maccabi Petah Tikva under coach Israel Lev, then played for Hapoel Eilat and Maccabi Kiryat Motzkin. In the 1990/1991 season he helped Hapoel Eilat move up to the Premier League. A knee injury ended his playing career.

He began coaching in 1995 as an assistant at Maccabi Ra'anana and became its head coach in 1999/2000, reaching the league finals. He was named Israeli Coach of the Year in 2000. With Hapoel Jerusalem he won the ULEB Cup in 2004 after beating Real Madrid in the final.

Abroad, he won the EuroCup Challenge with Ural Great of Russia and coached Rytas Vilnius. With Oostende of Belgium he won the league in 2007 and the cup in 2008. As assistant to Pini Gershon at Maccabi Tel Aviv, he won the Israeli championship in 2009.

He later coached Hapoel Gilboa Galil, Maccabi Rishon LeZion, Academic Sofia, Hapoel Eilat, Hapoel Holon, Bnei Herzliya and Hapoel Haifa. He was also appointed coach of Israel's women's national team. He now coaches Hapoel Haifa in the Liga Leumit.