Zvi Sherf

Zvi Sherf was born in 1951 in Tel Aviv

Sherf was born on December 18, 1951, in Tel Aviv. He played in the Maccabi Tel Aviv youth teams from age 12. At 16 he played for Maccabi South Tel Aviv and was sent to a coaching course with Pini Gershon.

By 20 he coached Maccabi Tel Aviv youth teams, and by 25 he coached Maccabi South Tel Aviv. He was assistant coach to Rudy D'Amico when Maccabi Tel Aviv won the European Cup. He became Maccabi Tel Aviv's head coach in 1983.

In 1984 he became head coach of the Israeli national team. Israel finished 7th at the 1986 World Championship, and he was dismissed after an 11th place finish at EuroBasket 1987. He coached the team again from 1991 to 1997 and was appointed once more in 2005.

In Europe he won the Saporta Cup with Aris Thessaloniki and also coached PAOK, Limoges, Dynamo Moscow and Spartak St. Petersburg. With Maccabi Tel Aviv he won 10 league titles and 6 State Cups and reached 3 European Cup finals. He also worked as a basketball commentator on the Sport Channel.

In 2007 he became general manager of Maccabi Tel Aviv, and on January 1, 2008, he took over as coach. The team lost the EuroLeague final to CSKA Moscow. In 2018 he coached Maccabi Rishon LeZion and left in November that year.