Álex Mumbrú

Álex Mumbrú

Mumbru at the 2008 Olympics.
RETAbet Bilbao Basket
Position	Head coach
League	ACB
Personal information
Born	(1979-06-12) 12 June 1979 (age 42) 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
Playing career	1997–2018
Position	Small 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–present	Bilbao Basket
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 2008 Beijing National Team FIBA World Cup 2006 Japan National Team FIBA EuroBasket 2007 Spain National Team 2009 Poland National Team 2013 Slovenia National Team Mediterranean Games 2001 Tunis National Team 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 for RETAbet Bilbao Basket as head coach. He was a 2.02 m (6' 7 1⁄2") 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.

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.^[1] However, he returned to represent Spain at the EuroBasket 2013.

References[]

External links[]

• Álex Mumbrú 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