Gabi Teichner

Gabriel "Gabi" Teichner (Hebrew: גבי טייכנר; born November 21, 1945) is an Israeli former basketball player.^[1][2] He spent his club career playing in the Israeli Premier League, and he also represented the Israeli national team.

Gabi Teichner
גבי טייכנר

Teichner in 2018
Personal information
Born	(1945-11-21) November 21, 1945 (age 79) Afula, Israel
Nationality	Israeli
Listed height	2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)
Career information
Playing career	1963–1979
Position	Center
Career history
1963–1965	Hapoel Beit Alfa
1968–1974	Hapoel Nir David
1974–1979	Hapoel Gvat/Yagur
Career highlights
Israeli State Cup winner (1976) 2× Israeli Premier League Top Scorer (1971, 1972) 4× Israeli Premier League Quintet (1969–1972)
Medals Representing  Israel Men's Basketball Asian Games 1970 Thailand Maccabiah Games 1969 Tel Aviv

Club career

Teichner, who is 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) tall,^[3] played at the center position.^[1] During his club playing career, Teichner played 13 seasons in the Israeli Premier League, with the clubs Hapoel Beit Alfa, Hapoel Nir David, and Hapoel Gvat/Yagur.^[4][5] He had a career scoring average of 15.8 points per game in the Israeli Premier League.

National team career

Teichner also played with the senior men's Israeli national team. He was a member of the Israeli teams that competed at the following major tournaments: the 1967 FIBA European Championship, the 1968 FIBA European Olympic Qualifying Tournament, the 1969 FIBA European Championship, the 1970 Asian Games, the 1971 FIBA European Championship, and the 1972 FIBA Pre-Olympic Tournament.^[2][6]

At the 1969 Maccabiah Games, he played with the legendary Israeli player Tal Brody, on the gold-medal winning Israeli basketball team.^[7] He also won a silver medal with Israel at the 1970 Asian Games.

Personal life

Teichner has lived in both Kibbutz Nir David, and Kibbutz Degania Bet, in Israel.^[3][8]