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 46)
Tel Aviv, Israel
NationalityIsraeli
Listed height6 ft 9.5 in (2.07 m)
Listed weight200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
Playing career1996–2014
Career history
As player:
1996-2000Hapoel Tel Aviv (Youth)
2001-2002Maccabi Hadera
2002Ironi Ramat Gan
2002Hapoel Tel Aviv
2003-2004Ironi Ramat Hasharon
2004-2006Maccabi Rishon LeZion
As coach:
?Hapoel Tel Aviv

Gili Mossinson (Hebrew: גילי מוסינזון; born 29 September 1978 in Tel Aviv, Israel) is an Israeli basketball player[1] who played for several teams in the Israeli Basketball League including Hapoel Tel Aviv, Maccabi Rishon Letzion and Hapoel Galil Elyon. He came out as bisexual in 2016.[2][3]

Mossinson played for both Israel U18 (1996) and Israel U21 (1998), and played a single game in Israel's national basketball team, against Denmark. [4]

His father, Yigal Mossinson, was an author and playwright and laureate of the Prime Minister’s Prize for Authors.[5]

  1. ^ Orgad, Yaniv (24 March 2009). "Basketball / Maccabi stumbles past Rishon". Haaretz. Retrieved 1 April 2011.
  2. ^ Buzinski, Jim (2016-05-15). "Israeli pro basketball player comes out as bisexual on Israel's Independence Day". Outsports. Retrieved 2017-12-01.
  3. ^ 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]
  4. ^ "כדורסל: מוסינזון בסגל למשחק בדנמרק". הארץ (in Hebrew). 2002-11-17. Retrieved 2020-11-05.
  5. ^ "Israeli Basketball Star Comes Out". awiderbridge.org. 13 May 2016. Retrieved 4 March 2019.