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Berni Álvarez

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Berni Álvarez
Official portrait, 2024
Minister of Sports of Catalonia
Assumed office
12 August 2024
PresidentSalvador Illa
Preceded byLaura Vilagrà[a]
Member of the Tarragona City Council
In office
17 June 2023 – 12 August 2024
Personal details
Born (1971-08-03) August 3, 1971 (age 53)
Reus, Spain
Political partySocialists' Party of Catalonia
Basketball career
Tarragona
PositionHead coach
LeagueLiga EBA
Personal information
Listed height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight212 lb (96 kg)
Career information
Playing career1992–2010
PositionSmall forward
Coaching career2010–present
Career history
As player:
1992–1995CB Tarragona
1995–2001Pamesa Valencia
2001–2004Lleida Bàsquet
2004–2007CB Tarragona
2007–2008Lleida Bàsquet
2008–2010CB Tarragona
As coach:
2010–presentCB 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

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As player

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Pamesa Valencia

Plus Pujol Lleida

Spain

As coach

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CB Tarragona

  • LEB Catalan League: 1
    • 2014

Notes

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  1. ^ Part of the Catalan Ministry of the Presidency as General Secretariat of Sport (Catalan: Secretaria General de l'Esport).
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