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Álex Mumbrú
Mumbru Beijing.jpg
Mumbru at the 2008 Olympics.
Valencia Basket
Head coach
Personal information
Born (1979-06-12) 12 June 1979 (age 44)
Barcelona, Spain
Nationality Spanish
Listed height 6 ft 7.5 in (2.02 m)
Listed weight 235 lb (107 kg)
Career information
NBA Draft 2001 / Undrafted
Pro career 1997–2018
Coaching career 2018–present
League Liga ACB
EuroLeague
Career history
As player:
1997–2002 Joventut
2002–2004 Real Madrid
2004–2006 Joventut
2006–2009 Real Madrid
2009–2018 Bilbao Basket
As coach:
2018–2022 Bilbao Basket
2022–present Valencia
Career highlights and awards
  • FIBA EuroCup champion (2006)
  • ULEB Cup champion (2007)
  • Spanish League champion (2007)
  • Catalan Tournament MVP (2005)
  • All-Spanish League Team (2016)
Medals
Olympic Games
Silver 2008 Beijing National Team
FIBA World Cup
Gold 2006 Japan National Team
FIBA EuroBasket
Silver 2007 Spain National Team
Gold 2009 Poland National Team
Bronze 2013 Slovenia National Team
Mediterranean Games
Gold 2001 Tunis National Team
Bronze 2005 Almería National Team

Álex Mumbrú Murcia (born 12 June 1979) is a Spanish former professional basketball player and a professional basketball coach, who currently works as head coach for Valencia of the Spanish Liga ACB and the EuroLeague. He most recently worked for Surne Bilbao Basket as head coach. He was a 2.02 m (6' 7 12") tall small forward.

Professional career

Mumbrú began his career playing with Sant Josep Badalona of the Liga EBA, the farm team of Joventut in the 1997–98 and 1998–99 seasons, where he also played several games with Joventut's senior team in the Liga ACB. He then moved to Real Madrid before the 2002–03 season. He moved back to Joventut before the 2004–05 season.

He rejoined Real Madrid before the 2006–07 season. He then joined Bilbao Basket before the 2009–10 season. He retired from basketball in 2018. His number 15 was retired by Bilbao Basket on the 13th of April 2022 against former club Real Madrid in which he managed Bilbao to a victory.

On 14 June 2022 he signed a three-year contract as head coach with Valencia of the Spanish Liga ACB.

Spain national team

Mumbrú has played with the senior men's Spain national team that won the gold medal at the 2006 FIBA World Championship, the silver medal at the EuroBasket 2007, the silver medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics, and the gold medal at the EuroBasket 2009.

Prior to the EuroBasket 2011, the 32-year-old Mumbrú announced his retirement from the national team. However, he returned to represent Spain at the EuroBasket 2013.

See also

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