Gili Mossinson

Gili Mossinson
גילי מוסינזון
Gil Mosinzon, 2017
Hapoel Galil Elyon
PositionForward
LeagueIsraeli Super League
Personal information
Born (1978-09-29) September 29, 1978 (age 48)
Tel Aviv, Israel
Listed height
6 ft 9.5 in (2.07 m)
Listed weight
200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
Playing career
1996–2014
Career history
Playing
1996-2000Hapoel Tel Aviv (Youth)
2001-2002Maccabi Hadera
2002Ironi Ramat Gan
2002Hapoel Tel Aviv
2003-2004Ironi Ramat Hasharon
2004-2006Maccabi Rishon LeZion
Coaching
?Hapoel Tel Aviv

Gili Mossinson (Hebrew: גילי מוסינזון; born 29 September 1978 in Tel Aviv, Israel) is an Israeli basketball player.

Career

He played for several teams in the Israeli Basketball League including Hapoel Tel Aviv, Maccabi Rishon LeZion and Hapoel Galil Elyon. Mossinson played for both Israel U18 (1996) and Israel U21 (1998), and played a single game in Israel's national basketball team, against Denmark.

Personal life

His father, Yigal Mossinson, was an author and playwright and laureate of the Prime Minister’s Prize for Authors. He came out as bisexual in 2016.

References

  1. ↑ Orgad, Yaniv (24 March 2009). "Basketball / Maccabi stumbles past Rishon". Haaretz. Archived from the original on November 3, 2012. Retrieved 1 April 2011.
  2. ↑ "כדורסל: מוסינזון בסגל למשחק בדנמרק". הארץ (in Hebrew). 2002-11-17. Retrieved 2020-11-05.
  3. ↑ "Israeli Basketball Star Comes Out". awiderbridge.org. 13 May 2016. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
  4. ↑ Buzinski, Jim (2016-05-15). "Israeli pro basketball player comes out as bisexual on Israel's Independence Day". Outsports. Retrieved 2017-12-01.
  5. ↑ Noy, Becca (2016-05-13). "Israeli basketball player comes out of the closet, claims league is homophobic". JOL. Retrieved 2020-11-05.[permanent dead link]