Arik Shivek
{{Short description|Israeli basketball coach}}
{{Infobox basketball biography
| name = Arik Shivek
| image = Arik Shivek (2).JPG
| number =
| caption = Shivek with Hapoel Eilat (2015)
| position = Head coach
| league =
| team =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1956|9|10|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Netanya, Israel
| nationality = Israeli
| coach_start = 1983
| coach_end =
| cyears1 = 1983–1985
| cteam1 = Maccabi Netanya
| cyears2 = 1985–1986
| cteam2 = Maccabi Hadera
| cyears3 = 1986–1988
| cteam3 = Hapoel Gan Shmuel
| cyears4 = 1989–1990
| cteam4 = Elitzur Ramla
| cyears5 = 1990–1993
| cteam5 = Hapoel Eilat
| cyears6 = 1993–1996
| cteam6 = Hapoel Galil Elyon
| cyears7 = 1996–1999
| cteam7 = Maccabi Ra’anana
| cyears8 = 1999–2001
| cteam8 = Ironi Ramat Gan
| cyears9 = 2001–2002
| cteam9 = Hapoel Tel Aviv
| cyears10 = 2003–2004
| cteam10 = Israel
| cyears11 = 2003–2005
| cteam11 = Amsterdam
| cyears12 = 2005–2007
| cteam12 = Antwerp Giants
| cyears13 = 2007–2009
| cteam13 = Amsterdam
| cyears14 = 2009–2012
| cteam14 = Dexia Mons-Hainaut
| cyears15 = 2009–2014
| cteam15 = Israel
| cyears16 = 2015–2016
| cteam16 = Hapoel Eilat
| cyears17 = 2016–2017
| cteam17 = Maccabi Rishon LeZion
| cyears18 = 2017
| cteam18 = Maccabi Tel Aviv
| cyears19 = 2017–2018
| cteam19 = Bnei Herzliya
| cyears20 = 2019
| cteam20 = Bnei Herzliya
| cyears21 = 2020–2023
| cteam21 = Orange Lions Academy
| cyears22 = 2023–present
| cteam22 = Netherlands
| highlights =
As head coach:
- Israeli Super League Coach of the Year (2016)
- Israeli Super League champion (2016)
- 2x Israeli Second Division champion (1991, 2002)
- 3x Dutch League champion (2005, 2008–2009)
- 2x Belgian Cup winner (2007, 2011)
}}
Arik Shivek ({{langx|he|אריק שיבק}}; born 10 September 1956) is an Israeli professional basketball coach. He is the head coach of the Netherlands national basketball team.
Shivek is also the former head coach of the senior Israeli national basketball team, serving from 2009 to 2014, succeeding Zvi Sherf.{{cite news|url=http://www.thejc.com/sport/sport-news/25463/arik-shivek-share-israel-role |title=Arik Shivek to share Israel role |work=The Jewish Chronicle |date= December 30, 2009|author= James Martin|accessdate=July 2, 2011}}
He coached ABC Amsterdam during the team's dynasty years, and won three Dutch national championships with the team. Shivek won the Israeli Premier League in 2016 with Hapoel Eilat.
Coaching career
Shivek started coaching in 1983, with Maccabi Netanya, and later moved to clubs such as Maccabi Ra’anana, Maccabi Ramat Gan, and Hapoel Tel Aviv.{{cite news|last=Cohen |first=Vered |url=http://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/sports/basketball-shivek-to-replace-sherf-as-national-team-coach-1.1120 |title=Shivek to replace Sherf as national team coach |publisher=Haaretz |accessdate=July 2, 2011}} Coach Shivek is known for his calm and composed behaviour on and off the court. Beginning in 2003, he coached the Amsterdam Ricoh Astronauts in the Netherlands, leading it to championships in 2008 and 2009,
{{cite news
|url = http://www.at5.nl/artikelen/25121/basketbalcoach-arik-shivek-per-onmiddelijk-weg
|title = Basketbalcoach Arik Shivek per onmiddellijk weg
|trans-title=Basketbal coach Arik Shivek to leave immediately
|language = nl
|work = AT5 Nieuws
|location = Amsterdam
|date = October 9, 2009
|accessdate = May 10, 2012
|quote = Onder leiding van Arik behaalde de Amsterdamse basketballers afgelopen twee seizoenen de landstitel (Led by Arik, the Amsterdam basketballers won national titles for the past two seasons)
}} and the Antwerp Giants in Belgium.{{cite web|url=https://www.eurobasket.com/Belgium/basketball.aspx?NewsID=227540 |title=Arik Shivek |publisher=Eurobasket |date=June 1, 2011 |author=Peter Buyse |accessdate=July 2, 2011}}
He was the Coach of the Year in the Dutch Premier League in 2005 and 2009, and was named the league's Coach of the Year in 2008, by the website Eurobasket.com.
In December 2009, he was appointed as head basketball coach of the senior Israel national team.{{Cite web|title=Israel appoints Beit-Halahmy head coach of national basketball team|url=https://www.jpost.com/sports/local-hoops-shivek-to-be-named-new-israel-coach|access-date=22 December 2009|website=jpost.com|date=22 December 2009 }} In June 2011, he re-signed as coach of Dexia Mons-Hainaut for a third straight year, subsequent to declining job offers from teams in France and Germany.{{cite news|url=http://topics.dallasnews.com/article/0f1w1bd8RD1V6?q=Dexia |title=Head Coach Arik Shivek Resigns With Dexia Mons |work=Dallas Morning News |date=June 10, 2011 |accessdate=July 2, 2011}}{{cite web|url=https://www.eurobasket.com/Israel/basketball.aspx?NewsID=228551 |title=Head Coach Arik Shivek Resigns With Dexia Mons |publisher=Eurobasket |date=June 10, 2011 |author=David Pick |accessdate=July 2, 2011}}
In the 2015–16 season, Shivek coached Israeli club Maccabi Rishon LeZion. He coached the team to its first Israeli championship, after beating powerhouses Maccabi Tel Aviv and Hapoel Jerusalem, on the way to the league title. On February 27, 2017, Shivek was fired.{{Cite news|url=http://www.sportando.com/en/europe/israel/227295/maccabi-rishon-lezion-fire-arik-shivek.html|title=Maccabi Rishon LeZion fire Arik Shivek|date=27 February 2017|publisher=Sportando.com}}
On May 16, 2017, Shivek became the head coach of Maccabi Tel Aviv, for the Playoffs of the 2016–17 BSL season.{{Cite web |url=http://www.sportando.com/en/europe/israel/234623/maccabi-tel-aviv-fire-ainars-bagatskis-name-arik-shivek-head-coach.html |title=Shivek named as the new head coach of Maccabi Tel Aviv |access-date=2017-05-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170519170719/http://www.sportando.com/en/europe/israel/234623/maccabi-tel-aviv-fire-ainars-bagatskis-name-arik-shivek-head-coach.html |archive-date=2017-05-19 |url-status=dead }}
On December 20, 2017, Bnei Herzliya officially announced Shivek as their new head coach.{{Cite news|url=http://basket.co.il/news.asp?id=17378|title=שיבק חוזר להרצליה: "מועדון יקר לליבי"|date=December 20, 2017|publisher=basket.co.il|language=he}}
On January 31, 2019, Shivek returned to Bnei Herzliya for a second stint, signing for the rest of the season.{{Cite news|url=http://basket.co.il/news.asp?id=20808|title=בני הרצליה ואריק שיבק שוב ביחד|date=January 31, 2019|publisher=basket.co.il|language=he}}
In May 2023, Shivek was hired as head coach of the Netherlands national team.{{Cite web |date=2023-05-26 |title=Nieuwe bondscoach Arik Shivek eist basketbalrevolutie na onthutsend zwakke serie |url=https://www.trouw.nl/sport/nieuwe-bondscoach-arik-shivek-eist-basketbalrevolutie-na-onthutsend-zwakke-serie~bf54894d/ |access-date=2023-07-06 |website=Trouw |language=nl-NL}}
Honours
- Israeli Super League (1):
- 2016
- Israeli Second Division (2):
- 1991, 2002
- Dutch League (3):
- 2005, 2008, 2009
- Belgian Cup (2):
- 2007, 2011
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20120326114336/http://www.ibasketball.nl/?p=6690 "Eurobasket Arik Shivek Interview"], 7 June 2009
- [https://basketball.eurobasket.com/coach/Arik-Shivek/826 basketball.eurobasket.com profile]
{{Israeli Basketball Super League coach of the season}}
{{Maccabi Tel Aviv B.C.}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Shivek, Arik}}
Category:Israeli basketball coaches