Álex Mumbrú Murcia (born 12 June 1979) is a Spanish professional

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and former player who is the current head coach for

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. He was a 2.02 m (6' 7 ") tall

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Professional career

Mumbrú began his career playing with Sant Josep Badalona of the

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, 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

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. He then moved to

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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 Club Basket Bilbao Berri Sociedad Anónima Deportiva, S.A.D., commonly known as Bilbao Basket (), also known as Surne Bilbao Basket for sponsorship reasons, is a professional basketball club based in Bilbao, Spain. The team plays in the Liga ACB. T ...

before the 2009–10 season. He retired from basketball in 2018. His number 15 was retired by

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

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of the Spanish

. On 5 April 2024, he was fired as head coach following a 69–98 home loss to

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Spain national team

Mumbrú has played with the senior men's Spain national team that won the gold medal at the

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, the silver medal at the

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, the silver medal at the

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, and the gold medal at the

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. Prior to the

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, the 32-year-old Mumbrú announced his retirement from the national team. However, he returned to represent Spain at the

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References

External links

Álex Mumbrú
at acb.com (archived)
Álex Mumbrú
at eurobasket.com
Álex Mumbrú
at euroleague.net *

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