Bernardo Rodríguez Arias ( Spanish: Bernardo Rodríguez Arias , born June 7, 1980 , Malaga , Spain ) - Spanish professional basketball player , played as a light forward and attacking defender .
| Bernie Rodriguez | |
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| Berni Rodríguez | |
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| completed his career | |
| Position | Attacking Defender / Light Forward |
| Growth | 197 cm |
| Weight | 93 kg |
| Citizenship |  Spain |
| Date of Birth | June 7, 1980 (aged 39) |
| Place of Birth | Malaga , Spain |
| NBA draft | not selected, 2002 |
Content
Career
Club career
Rodriguez began his basketball career in the club “ Malaga B ” of the second division of the championship of Spain, the farm club of the first team “ Malaga ” in the season 1998-99. Already in the next season, the player was able to get into the main team of “Malaga”.
In June 2012, after 13 seasons at Malaga, Rodriguez decided to leave the club. For his great contribution to the development of club basketball, it was decided to withdraw from circulation and keep number 5 behind Rodriguez [1] .
In August of the same year, the player signed a contract with another Spanish club, Murcia , where he decided to play at number 41 [2] .
International Career
At the international level, Rodriguez began to play for the Spanish national team , starting with youth and youth teams. As part of the youth team, he is the champion of Europe and the world. Later he got into the main team. He played at the 2006 World Cup, 2007 European Championship , 2008 Olympics .
Achievements
Club
- Malaga
- Korac Cup Winner: 2001
- King Cup Winner: 2005
- Champion of Spain : 2006
International
- Spain national team
- UEFA European Under-18 Champion: 1998
- World Junior Champion U19 : 1999
- Bronze medalist of the UEFA European Under-20 Championship: 2000
- World Champion : 2006
- Olympic Silver Medalist: 2008
- Silver medalist at the European Championship : 2007
Notes
- ↑ El Unicaja retira el dorsal 5 en honor a Berni Rodríguez Archived on June 27, 2012. Unicaja website. June 26, 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. August 5, 2012