Berni Rodríguez

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| caption = Rodríguez with Unicaja Málaga, in 2009.

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| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 5.75

| weight_lbs = 205

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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1980|6|7|df=y}}

| birth_place = Málaga, Andalusia, Spain

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| draft_year = 2002

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| career_start = 1998

| career_end = 2016

| career_position = Shooting guard / small forward

| career_number = 5

| years1 = 1998–2012

| team1 = Unicaja

| years2 = 1998–1999

| team2 = →Unicaja Macías

| years3 = 2012–2014

| team3 = Murcia

| years4 = 2014–2016

| team4 = Baloncesto Sevilla

| highlights = *FIBA Korać Cup champion (2001)

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Bernardo Rodríguez Arias, nicknamed Berni Rodríguez ({{IPA|es|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 Unicaja Macias of the Liga EBA (Spanish 4th division), the farm team of Unicaja Málaga, during the 1998–99 season. He then moved to the senior club of Unicaja Málaga of the top-level 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.[http://www.unicajabaloncesto.com/noticia-7727-unicaja-retira-dorsal-5-honor-berni-rodriguez.html El Unicaja retira el dorsal 5 en honor a Berni Rodríguez] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120627010301/http://www.unicajabaloncesto.com/noticia-7727-unicaja-retira-dorsal-5-honor-berni-rodriguez.html |date=2012-06-27 }} Unicaja website. 26 June 2012

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.[http://www.laopiniondemalaga.es/unicaja/2012/08/05/murcia-guardaron-numero-5-he-pedido-41-5-sera-lleve-unicaja/524581.html «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

In July 2016, Rodríguez announced his retirement from playing professional basketball.{{cite web|title=Berni Rodriguez retires at age 36|url=http://www.eurohoops.net/featured/285871/berni-rodriguez-retires-at-age-36|website=Eurohoops.net|accessdate=25 July 2016|date=22 July 2016}}

National team career

Rodríguez played internationally with the senior Spain national team that won the gold medal at the 2006 FIBA World Championship. With Spain, he also won the silver medal at the 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 Spanish League club Baloncesto Sevilla, which was the last club that he played at.{{cite web|url=http://www.acb.com/redaccion.php?id=124490|date=27 July 2016|accessdate=27 July 2016|language=es|title=Berni Rodríguez, nuevo director deportivo del Baloncesto Sevilla}}

References

External links

[https://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/p/q/Berni%20Rodriguez/pid//_//players.html FIBA Profile]
[https://www.euroleague.net/competition/players/showplayer?clubcode=mal&pcode=AWS#!careerstats FIBA Europe Profile]
[https://www.euroleague.net/competition/players/showplayer?clubcode=mal&pcode=AWS#!careerstats Euroleague.net Profile]
[https://web.archive.org/web/20060211050341/http://www.acb.com/jugador.php?id=A3J Spanish League Archive Profile] {{in lang|es}}

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