Álex Mumbrú
Spanish basketball player (born 1979)
Álex Mumbrú Murcia (born 12 June 1979) is a Spanish professional basketball coach and former player who is the current head coach for Virtus Bologna of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA) and the EuroLeague, and for Germany men's national team. He was a 2.02 m (6 ft 7+1⁄2 in) 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. On 5 April 2024, he was fired as head coach following a 69–98 home loss to ASVEL Basket.
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.
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