Álex Mumbrú | |
Position: | Head coach |
Height Ft: | 6 |
Height In: | 7.5 |
Weight Lbs: | 235 |
Nationality: | Spanish |
Birth Date: | 12 June 1979 |
Birth Place: | Barcelona, Spain |
Career Start: | 1997 |
Career End: | 2018 |
Career Position: | Small forward / power forward |
Career Number: | 15 |
Coach Start: | 2018 |
Years1: | 1997–2002 |
Team1: | Joventut |
Years2: | 2002–2004 |
Team2: | Real Madrid |
Years3: | 2004–2006 |
Team3: | Joventut |
Years4: | 2006–2009 |
Team4: | Real Madrid |
Years5: | 2009–2018 |
Team5: | Bilbao Basket |
Cyears1: | 2018–2022 |
Cteam1: | Bilbao Basket |
Cyears2: | 2022–2024 |
Cteam2: | Valencia |
Cyears3: | 2024– |
Cteam3: | Germany |
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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 ") tall small forward.
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.[1] On 5 April 2024, he was sacked as head coach following a 69–98 home loss to ASVEL Basket.[2]
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.[3] However, he returned to represent Spain at the EuroBasket 2013.