Tal Burstein

Tal Burstein was born in 1980 in Petah Tikva

Tal Burstein was born on 19 February 1980 in Petah Tikva. His father, Zvika, was a driving instructor born in Germany to parents from Poland, and his mother, Eugenia, was born in Czechoslovakia.

He began playing in the Bnei Herzliya youth team and made his professional debut in the 1997-98 season, when he was named the Israeli League Rookie of the Year. He joined Maccabi Tel Aviv in the 2000-01 season and soon became a starter. With Maccabi he won Israeli championships, State Cups and 3 European titles, including the EuroLeague in 2004 and 2005.

In 2006 he tore his Achilles tendon in the championship game and missed months of play. He played for Fuenlabrada in Spain in 2009, returned to Maccabi in 2010 and became its captain in 2011. He also captained Israel's senior national team and played 113 games for it.

He retired in August 2012 because of a hip injury. In 2017 he returned to Maccabi Tel Aviv as an assistant coach and left in 2018. He is married to Dana Segal, has 3 children and lives in Herzliya.