Álex Mumbrú

Álex Mumbrú Murcia (born 12 June 1979) is a Spanish former professional basketball player and a professional basketball coach, who currently works as head coach for Valencia of the Spanish Liga ACB and the EuroLeague. He most recently worked for Surne Bilbao Basket as head coach. He was a 2.02 m (6' 7 1⁄2") tall small forward.

Álex Mumbrú
Mumbru at the 2008 Olympics.
Valencia Basket
PositionHead coach
LeagueLiga ACB
EuroLeague
Personal information
Born (1979-06-12) 12 June 1979
Barcelona, Spain
NationalitySpanish
Listed height6 ft 7.5 in (2.02 m)
Listed weight235 lb (107 kg)
Career information
NBA draft2001: undrafted
Playing career1997–2018
PositionSmall forward
Number15
Coaching career2018–present
Career history
As player:
1997–2002Joventut
2002–2004Real Madrid
2004–2006Joventut
2006–2009Real Madrid
2009–2018Bilbao Basket
As coach:
2018–2022Bilbao Basket
2022–presentValencia
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place2008 Beijing National Team
FIBA World Cup
Gold medal – first place 2006 Japan National Team
FIBA EuroBasket
Silver medal – second place 2007 SpainNational Team
Gold medal – first place 2009 PolandNational Team
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Slovenia National Team
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place 2001 Tunis National Team
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Almería National Team
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Mumbrú and the second or maternal family name is Murcia.

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.[1]

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

References
  1. "Álex Mumbrú, nou entrenador taronja per a les tres pròximes temporades". www.valenciabasket.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-06-14.
  2. "ESP – Mumbru calls it a day with Spain". FIBA. 17 June 2011. Archived from the original on October 11, 2012. Retrieved 25 June 2011.
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