{"id":29704,"date":"2010-06-15T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2010-06-15T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost:8080\/burstein-is-back\/"},"modified":"2026-04-26T08:34:02","modified_gmt":"2026-04-26T05:34:02","slug":"burstein-is-back","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maccabi.co.il\/en\/burstein-is-back\/","title":{"rendered":"Burstein is Back!"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Amy Samin<\/FONT>

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Maccabi Electra Tel Aviv is delighted to announce that they have signed Tal Burstein to a contract for the next three years.<\/p>\n

Burstein played for Maccabi for nine seasons before moving to Fuenlabrada in Spain last season.<\/FONT>

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The talented guard began his career with Bnei Herzliya in 1997 \u2013 1998 and was named Discovery of the Year.
He came to Maccabi Tel Aviv for the 2000 \u2013 2001 season, and played for the club for nine seasons, during which he won 8 local championships, 6 Israeli Cups and 3 European cups.
Last season, the guard played for Spain\u2019s Fuenlabrada, posting averages of 9.3 points, 2.4 rebounds, and 1.4 assists.
Today, Burstein is also the captain of the Israeli National Team and will take part in the preliminary rounds of the European championship this summer.<\/FONT>

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Watch Burstein\u2019s famous three-pointer against Bologna<\/B><\/FONT>




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For hundreds of additional clips, go to the club\u2019s YouTube page<\/A><\/B><\/FONT>

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After signing the contract, Tal Burstein<\/B> said, \u201cI am very happy and proud to come home.
It will be a pleasure to work again with Derrick and David.
I trust David to put together a great team, one that\u2019s balanced and smart, as only he knows how to do.
I had an exciting year in Spain, but there\u2019s nothing like coming home to Israel, to Maccabi, and to Nokia Arena.
I hope to spend the rest of my career here.\u201d<\/FONT>

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Maccabi head coach David Blatt<\/B>, in a telephone interview from Russia said, \u201cThis was one of the first things it was important to me to do upon my return to the club.
I really like Tal personally, and he\u2019s a very important player and figure for Maccabi Tel Aviv.
This is just the beginning of the return of the unique Israeli character of the team.\u201d<\/FONT>
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samintranslations@yahoo.com<\/U><\/FONT><\/A> <\/FONT>



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