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