Carlos Matías Sandes

Matías Sandes
No. 22 – Boca Juniors
Position	Power forward
League	Argentine League
Personal information
Born	June 14, 1984 (age 39); 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
	Spanish Supercup winner (2006); 3× South American Club Championship champion (2004, 2005, 2006); 3× Argentine League champion (2004, 2017, 2018); 4× Argentine Cup winner (2002, 2003, 2004, 2005); Argentine Top 4 Tournament winner (2004); Argentine League Best Quintet (2005); 2× Argentine League Best Sixth Man (2004, 2005); 3× Argentine League All-Star (2004, 2006, 2012);
Representing Argentina
Men's Basketball
FIBA AmeriCup
FIBA South American Championship
Marchand Cup

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.

Professional career[edit]

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[edit]

Argentine junior national team[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

Sandes 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. Retrieved 1 November 2018.

External links[edit]

[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.

[Los_Andes-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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