Pinhas Gershon
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Pinhas Gershon (born 13 November 1951), nicknamed Pini, is an Israeli basketball coach currently employed by Olympiacos BC.
Gershon retired from basketball at the age of 24 as a result of an injury, and immediatly began coaching, first youth and later professional teams in 1976.
His coaching career included a historical Israeli league title with Hapoel Galil-Elyon in 1993, taking the title from the perennial champion Maccabi Tel-Aviv, and an Israeli national cup in 1996 with Hapoel Jerusalem, after beating Maccabi in the final. He later joined Maccabi as head coach in 1998. Under Gershon Maccabi Tel-Aviv were runners-up in the 2000 Euroleague season, and clinched the Suproleague title in the 2001 season. A temporary retirement during 2002-2003 seasons ended with Gershon returning to his former position with Maccabi, leading the club to back-to-back Euroleague titles in 2004 and 2005. After losing the 2006 title to CSKA Moscow Gershon left Maccabi, and signed with Greek Olympiacos BC for the 2006 season.
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