Berni Álvarez
Appearance
Berni Álvarez | |
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Minister of Sports of Catalonia | |
Assumed office 12 August 2024 | |
President | Salvador Illa |
Preceded by | Laura Vilagrà[a] |
Member of the Tarragona City Council | |
In office 17 June 2023 – 12 August 2024 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Reus, Spain | August 3, 1971
Political party | Socialists' Party of Catalonia |
Basketball career | |
Tarragona | |
Position | Head coach |
League | Liga EBA |
Personal information | |
Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
Listed weight | 212 lb (96 kg) |
Career information | |
Playing career | 1992–2010 |
Position | Small forward |
Coaching career | 2010–present |
Career history | |
As player: | |
1992–1995 | CB Tarragona |
1995–2001 | Pamesa Valencia |
2001–2004 | Lleida Bàsquet |
2004–2007 | CB Tarragona |
2007–2008 | Lleida Bàsquet |
2008–2010 | CB Tarragona |
As coach: | |
2010–present | 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
[edit]As player
[edit]Pamesa Valencia
- Spanish Cup Champion: 1
- 1998
Plus Pujol Lleida
- LEB Catalan League: 1
- 2007
Spain
- Universiade Bronze Medal: 1
- 1999
As coach
[edit]CB Tarragona
- LEB Catalan League: 1
- 2014
Notes
[edit]- ^ Part of the Catalan Ministry of the Presidency as General Secretariat of Sport (Catalan: Secretaria General de l'Esport).