Efraim "Effi" Birnbaum (; born 11 June 1954), is an Israeli professional basketball coach.
Coaching career In 2005, Birnbaum was named the Israeli Super League's Coach of the Year. He was the head coach of the Maccabi Tel Aviv for the beginning of the 2008–09 season, until he was terminated on November 24, 2008. From 2011 to 2012, Birnbaum was the head coach of the Maccabi Rishon LeZion. From 2013 to 2014, he was the head coach of the Bnei Herzliya.
Clubs coached
Season(s)Club1981/82Maccabi Petah Tikva1982–83, 1983–84Maccabi Ramat Gan (Assistant)1984–85Hapoel Ramat Gan (Assistant)1985–86Maccabi Ramat Gan (Assistant)1986–87, 1987–88, 1988–89, 1989–90Maccabi Ramat Gan1990–91, 1991–92Hapoel Holon1992/93Maccabi Ramat Gan1993–94, 1994–95Bnei Herzliya1994–1997Israeli National Team (Assistant)1995–96Hapoel Eilat1996–97, 1997–98Maccabi Ramat Gan1998–99, 1999–2000Hapoel Jerusalem2000–01, 2001–02Maccabi Haifa2002–03Bnei HaSharon2003–04Maccabi Givat Shmuel2004–05, 2005–06Hapoel Tel Aviv2006–07, 2007–08Bnei HaSharon2008–09Maccabi Tel Aviv2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12Maccabi Rishon LeZion2013–14Bnei Herzliya2016–17 Hapoel Tel Aviv (manager)
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