Berni Álvarez Explained

Honorific-Prefix:	The Honourable
Berni Álvarez
Office:	Minister of Sports of Catalonia
Term Start:	12 August 2024
President:	Salvador Illa
Predecessor:	Laura Vilagrà
Office1:	Member of the Tarragona City Council
Term Start1:	17 June 2023
Term End1:	12 August 2024
Party:	Socialists' Party of Catalonia
Birth Date:	3 August 1971
Birth Place:	Reus, Spain
Module:	Embed: yes Position: Head coach Height Ft: 6 Height In: 5 Weight Lb: 212 League: Liga EBA Team: Tarragona Career Start: 1992 Career End: 2010 Career Position: Small forward Coach Start: 2010 Years1: 1992–1995 Team1: CB Tarragona Years2: 1995–2001 Team2: Pamesa Valencia Years3: 2001–2004 Team3: Lleida Bàsquet Years4: 2004–2007 Team4: CB Tarragona Years5: 2007–2008 Team5: Lleida Bàsquet Years6: 2008–2010 Team6: CB Tarragona Cyears1: 2010–present Cteam1: CB Tarragona

Bernardo Álvarez Merino (born August 3, 1971 in Reus) is a Spanish former basketball player who has served as Minister of Sports of Catalonia since 2024.

As a player, after playing with CB Tarragona, he played several years at Liga ACB and European competitions with Pamesa Valencia and Plus Pujol Lleida.

Since the 2010-11 season, he became a coach and he starts his career at CB Tarragona in LEB Oro, club which retired his old number 5.

Honours

As player

Pamesa Valencia

• Spanish Cup Champion

1

• • 1998

Plus Pujol Lleida

• LEB Catalan League

1

• • 2007

Spain

• Universiade Bronze Medal

1

• • 1999

As coach

CB Tarragona

• LEB Catalan League: 1
  • 2014

External links

• Official CB Lleida website
• Berni Álvarez profile