Álex Mumbrú Murcia (born 12 June 1979) is a Spanish professional basketball coach and former player who is the current head coach for Germany. He was a 2.02 m (6' 7 1⁄2") tall small forward.
 Mumbru at the 2008 Olympics | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 12 June 1979 Barcelona, Spain |
| Listed height | 6 ft 7.5 in (2.02 m) |
| Listed weight | 235 lb (107 kg) |
| Career information | |
| Playing career | 1997–2018 |
| Position | Small forward / power forward |
| Number | 15 |
| Coaching career | 2018–present |
| 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 |
| 2022–2024 | Valencia |
| 2024– | Germany |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Professional career
editMumbrú 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.[1] On 5 April 2024, he was sacked as head coach following a 69–98 home loss to ASVEL Basket.[2]
Spain national team
editMumbrú 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.[3] However, he returned to represent Spain at the EuroBasket 2013.
References
edit- ^ "Álex Mumbrú, nou entrenador taronja per a les tres pròximes temporades". www.valenciabasket.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-06-14.
- ^ "Valencia, Mumbru part ways". EuroLeague. 5 April 2024. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
- ^ "ESP – Mumbru calls it a day with Spain". FIBA. 17 June 2011. Archived from the original on October 11, 2012. Retrieved 25 June 2011.
External links
edit- Álex Mumbrú Archived 2012-03-06 at the Wayback Machine at acb.com (in Spanish)
- Álex Mumbrú at eurobasket.com
- Álex Mumbrú at euroleague.net
- Álex Mumbrú at fiba.com
- Álex Mumbrú at fibaeurope.com
- Álex Mumbrú on Twitter