Carlos Matías Sandes

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 played as a small forward and center.

Matías Sandes
No. 22 – Boca Juniors
PositionPower forward
LeagueArgentine League
Personal information
Born (1984-06-14) June 14, 1984
Mendoza, Argentina
NationalityArgentine / Italian
Listed height6 ft 7.5 in (2.02 m)
Listed weight230 lb (104 kg)
Career information
Playing career2001–present
Career history
2001–2006Boca Juniors
2006Saski Baskonia
2006–2007→ Atapuerca Burgos
2007–2010Fuenlabrada
2010–2011Boca Juniors
2011–2013Juventud Sionista
2013–2014Quimsa
2014–2015Boca Juniors
2015–2016Gimnasia de Comodoro
2016–2018San Lorenzo
2018–presentBoca Juniors
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Representing  Argentina
Men's Basketball
FIBA AmeriCup
Silver medal – second place2007 Las Vegas
Bronze medal – third place2009 San Juan
FIBA South American Championship
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Caracas
Silver medal – second place 2010 Neiva
Gold medal – first place 2012 Resistencia
Marchand Cup
Silver medal – second place2007 San Juan

Professional career

Sandes 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

Argentine junior national team

With 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

Sandes 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

Sandes was born in Mendoza, Argentina. Sandes' cousin, Ezequiel Bullaude, is a professional footballer.[5]

References
  1. CARLOS MATIAS SANDES basketball profile Nationality: Italian-Argentinian.
  2. Nombre completo: Carlos Matías Sandes Brajak (in Spanish).
  3. 2005 FIBA U21 World Championship for Men.
  4. 26 Aug. to 6 Sep. 2009 - San Juan in Puerto Rico.
  5. "El Flaco Bullaude, tras debutar con 17 años en la primera del Tomba: Cumplí mi sueño". Los Andes. 22 October 2018. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
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