Berni Rodríguez
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Bernardo Rodríguez Arias, nicknamed Berni Rodríguez (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈbeɾni roˈðɾiɣeθ]; born 7 June 1980) is a Spanish retired professional basketball player. He is 1.97 m (6 ft 5 ¾ in) tall.
Professional career
Rodríguez began his men's club career with
Spanish ACB League
, for the 1999–00 season.
In June 2012, after 13 seasons with Málaga, Rodríguez left Unicaja Malaga. The club decided to retire his number 5 jersey.[1]
A month and a half later, he signed with the Spanish League club
UCAM Murcia, where he decided to play with the number 41, out of respect to his old number 5 at Málaga.[2]
In July 2016, Rodríguez announced his retirement from playing professional basketball.[3]
National team career
Rodríguez played internationally with the senior
2007 EuroBasket, and the silver medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics
.
After retirement
Five days after announcing his retirement from playing professional club basketball, Rodríguez signed on as the sporting director of the
Baloncesto Sevilla, which was the last club that he played at.[4]
References
- ^ El Unicaja retira el dorsal 5 en honor a Berni Rodríguez Archived 2012-06-27 at the Wayback Machine Unicaja website. 26 June 2012
- ^ «En Murcia me guardaron el número 5, pero he pedido el 41 porque el 5 será siempre el que llevé en el Unicaja» La Opinión de Málaga. 5 August 2012
- ^ "Berni Rodriguez retires at age 36". Eurohoops.net. 22 July 2016. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
- ^ "Berni Rodríguez, nuevo director deportivo del Baloncesto Sevilla" (in Spanish). 27 July 2016. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
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