Guy Goodes

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Guy Goodes
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Goodes in 2011
Maccabi Electra Tel Aviv
Position Head coach
League Israeli Super League
Personal information
Born (1970-03-13) March 13, 1970 (age 44)
Haifa, Israel
Nationality Israeli
Listed height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Career information
NBA draft 1992 / Undrafted
Pro career 1985–2004
Position Point guard
Career history
As player:
1985–1990 Hapoel Haifa
1990–1997 Maccabi Tel Aviv
1997–1998 Caserta (Italy 2nd)
1998–1999 Maccabi Tel Aviv
1999–2000 Caja Cantabria (Spain)
2000–2001 Cordiviari Roseto (Italy)
2001 Maccabi Raanana
2001–2002 Hapoel Tel Aviv
2002–2004 Maccabi Rishon Lezion
As coach:
2004–2006 Maccabi Rishon Lezion
2006–2008 Maccabi Tel Aviv (assistant)
2008–2010 Hapoel Jerusalem
2010–2014 Maccabi Tel Aviv (assistant)
2014–present Maccabi Tel Aviv
Career highlights and awards

As assistant coach:

Guy Goodes (Hebrew: גיא גודס‎, born March 13, 1971, in Haifa, Israel) is a British-Israeli basketball coach and a former professional basketball player.[1][2][3] He is currently a head coach of Maccabi Tel Aviv of the Israeli Super League.

Professional career[edit]

Goodes was a professional basketball point guard from 1994–2004, primarily with Maccabi Tel Aviv (1990–97 and 1998–99).[1][4] He was on the Israel basketball national team from 1995–99.[1]

Coaching career[edit]

He was head coach of Maccabi Rishon Lezion in 2004–06.[4] Later, he was an assistant coach at Maccabi Tel Aviv from 2006–08.[4]

In June 2008, Hapoel Jerusalem hired him as its head coach, to a one-year contract with a team option for a second year.[4][5] He coached the team from 2008 until 2010.[6] Since then, he has been an assistant coach of Maccabi Tel Aviv.[3][7] In 2014, he won the Euroleague title with Maccabi. Later in June 2014, after departure of David Blatt, he has been named a new head coach of the team.


  1. ^ a b c "Guy Goodes Basketball Player Profile, stats, biography, career". Eurobasket. Retrieved August 4, 2011. 
  2. ^ "Guy Goodes's profile | 1999 European Championship for Men". Retrieved August 4, 2011. 
  3. ^ a b Efrat, Maayan (November 17, 2010). "Basketball / Coming together on the defensive end". Haaretz. Retrieved August 4, 2011. 
  4. ^ a b c d "Jerusalem names Guy Goodes head coach". June 16, 2008. Retrieved August 4, 2011. 
  5. ^ Boteach, Shmuley (June 20, 2008). "The Friday Interview: Taking a gamble on Hapoel Jerusalem". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved August 4, 2011. 
  6. ^ Boteach, Shmuley (June 16, 2009). "Basketball: Casspi impresses in pre-NBA Draft workouts". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved August 4, 2011. 
  7. ^ Allon Sinai (July 21, 2011). "Yellow-and-blue legend Sharp calls it a career". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved August 4, 2011. 

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