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Berni Álvarez

Spanish basketball player

The Honourable Berni Álvarez
Official portrait, 2024

Minister of Sports of Catalonia
Incumbent
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	(1971-08-03) August 3, 1971 (age 53) Reus, Spain
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.