Carlos Matías Sandes Steinmetz, commonly known as Matías Sandes (born June 14, 1984) is an Argentine-Italian[1] professional basketball player. He currently plays with the Argentine club Boca Juniors. Sandes has also represented the senior Argentina national basketball team. He plays mainly at the power forward position, but he can also play as a small forward and center.
| No. 22 – Boca Juniors | |
|---|---|
| Position | Power forward |
| League | Argentine League |
| Personal information | |
| Born | June 14, 1984 Mendoza, Argentina |
| Nationality | Argentine / Italian |
| Listed height | 6 ft 7.5 in (2.02 m) |
| Listed weight | 230 lb (104 kg) |
| Career information | |
| Playing career | 2001–present |
| Career history | |
| 2001–2006 | Boca Juniors |
| 2006 | Saski Baskonia |
| 2006–2007 | → Atapuerca Burgos |
| 2007–2010 | Fuenlabrada |
| 2010–2011 | Boca Juniors |
| 2011–2013 | Juventud Sionista |
| 2013–2014 | Quimsa |
| 2014–2015 | Boca Juniors |
| 2015–2016 | Gimnasia de Comodoro |
| 2016–2018 | San Lorenzo |
| 2018–present | Boca Juniors |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Professional career
editSandes began his pro career spending five years with Boca Juniors in the Argentine League. While Sandes was a member of Boca Juniors, they won the Argentine League championship (2003–04), four Argentine Cups (2002, 2003, 2004, 2005), and three consecutive South American Club Championships (2004, 2005, 2006). Sandes also played three seasons (2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10) with Fuenlabrada of the Spanish Liga ACB.[2]
National team career
editArgentine junior national team
editWith Argentina's junior national teams, Sandes played at the 2003 FIBA Under-19 World Cup, and at the 2005 FIBA Under-21 World Cup.[3]
Argentine senior national team
editSandes has also represented the senior Argentina national basketball team. He made his senior national team debut at the 2006 FIBA South American Championship, where he won a bronze medal. With the senior Argentina national team, he also won a silver medal at the 2007 FIBA AmeriCup, and a bronze medal at the 2009 FIBA AmeriCup, where he averaged 3.6 points and 2.8 rebounds per game, in nine games of action.[4] Sandes also won a silver medal at the 2010 FIBA South American Championship, and a gold medal at the 2012 FIBA South American Championship.
He also played with Argentina at the 2007 Marchand Continental Cup, the 2009 Marchand Continental Cup, and the 2019 FIBA Americas World Cup qualification.
Personal life
editSandes was born in Mendoza, Argentina. Sandes' cousin, Ezequiel Bullaude, is a professional footballer.[5]
References
edit- ^ CARLOS MATIAS SANDES basketball profile Nationality: Italian-Argentinian.
- ^ Nombre completo: Carlos Matías Sandes Brajak (in Spanish).
- ^ 2005 FIBA U21 World Championship for Men.
- ^ 26 Aug. to 6 Sep. 2009 - San Juan in Puerto Rico.
- ^ "El Flaco Bullaude, tras debutar con 17 años en la primera del Tomba: Cumplí mi sueño". Los Andes. 22 October 2018. Archived from the original on 26 August 2022. Retrieved 1 November 2018.