Jorge Garbajosa

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Garbajosa and the second or maternal family name is Chaparro.
Jorge Garbajosa
Garbajosa in 2024
Personal information
Born (1977-12-19) 19 December 1977 (age 46)
Torrejón de Ardoz, Spain
Listed height6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight245 lb (111 kg)
Career information
NBA draft1999: undrafted
Playing career1994–2012
PositionPower forward
Number7, 15
Career history
1994–2000Taugrés/TAU Cerámica
2000–2004Benetton Treviso
2004–2006Unicaja
2006–2008Toronto Raptors
2008–2009Khimki Moscow Region
2009–2011Real Madrid
2011–2012Unicaja
Career highlights and awards
Stats at NBA.com Edit this at Wikidata
Stats at Basketball Reference
Medals
Men's Basketball
Representing  Spain
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 0 1 0
FIBA World Cup 1 0 0
EuroBasket 1 2 1
Total 2 3 1
Summer Olympics
Silver medal – second place 2008 Beijing
FIBA World Cup
Gold medal – first place 2006 Japan
EuroBasket
Bronze medal – third place 2001 Turkey
Silver medal – second place 2003 Sweden
Silver medal – second place 2007 Spain
Gold medal – first place 2009 Poland
Garbajosa with the Toronto Raptors in 2007 during a preseason game in Italy

Jorge Garbajosa Chaparro (born 19 December 1977[1]) is a Spanish former professional basketball player, the outgoing president of the Spanish Basketball Federation,[2] and the current President of FIBA Europe.[3] Standing at 2.07 m (6 ft 9 1⁄2 in), he played both power forward and small forward. He was an All-EuroLeague first team selection in 2003, and an All-EuroLeague second team selection in 2006, while playing for Unicaja. During his stint in the NBA, he was named to the NBA All-Rookie First Team in 2007. A serious injury the following season cut his NBA career short, and he never truly recovered until his retirement.

He played internationally with the senior Spain national team, which won a bronze medal at the EuroBasket 2001, two silver medals at the EuroBasket 2003 and 2007, and a gold medal at the EuroBasket 2009. During his tenure their highest achievement was the gold medal at the 2006 World Cup, where his stellar play earned him All-tournament honors. In 2006, Garbajosa was named Mr Europa Player of the year by Italian weekly magazine SuperBasket.[4]

  1. ^ Euroleague.net Profile
  2. ^ "Jorge Garbajosa, nuevo Presidente de la Federación Española" [Jorge Garbajosa, new President of the Spanish Federation] (in Spanish). Spanish Basketball Federation. 9 July 2016. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
  3. ^ "Jorge Garbajosa es elegido nuevo presidente de FIBA Europa" [name="Jorge Garbajosa is elected new President of FIBA Europe"]. El País (in Spanish). 20 May 2023. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
  4. ^ Jorge Garbajosa "Mister Europa 2006" for Superbasket"[permanent dead link], fiba.qq.com, 1 January 2007, accessed 12 September 2007.