 Yehoshua Rozin | |
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| Nationality |  Israel |
| Born | (1918-08-16)16 August 1918 |
| Died | 6 February 2002(2002-02-06) (aged 83) |
Spouse | Yafa Katzurin |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Position | Coach |
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Yehoshua Rozin (Hebrew:יהושע רוזין; 16 August 1918 – 6 February 2002) was an Israeli basketball coach.[1][2]
Rozin was born inAlexandria, Egypt.[3] He moved to Israel at the age of six.[3] He played basketball forMaccabi Tel Aviv in the 1930s and 1940s, beginning at the age of 14.[3][4]
In 1948, he became the first coach of theIsrael national basketball team.[3] He led it to three European Tournament finals.[4] Rozin was the first coach of the Maccabi Tel Aviv basketball team and coached it for 18 years, starting in 1953.[1][2][4] During his career he also coached Hapoel Givat-Yagur,Hapoel Holon, HapoelGivat Brenner, Elitzur Tel Aviv,Hapoel Haifa,Hapoel Jerusalem,Maccabi Ramat Gan, andHapoel Tel Aviv.[2]
In 1999, Rozin was awarded theIsrael Prize for his contribution to sport.[2][5][6] He died in 2002, at the age of 83.[1]
He was married to Yafa Katzurin (1923-2007).
He was Jewish, and in 1992 he was inducted into theJewish Sports Hall of Fame.[7]
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