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Alberto Corbacho

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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Corbacho and the second or maternal family name is De la Cruz.
Alberto Corbacho
Corbacho, while playing with Obradoiro.
Free agent
PositionShooting guard / small forward
Personal information
Born (1984-10-01) October 1, 1984 (age 40)
Palma, Spain
NationalitySpanish
Listed height6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight214 lb (97 kg)
Career information
NBA draft2006: undrafted
Playing career2002–present
Career history
2002–2003Bàsquet Muro
2002–2003Mesón Can Pedro
2003–2004Unicaja B
2004–2006Ciudad de Huelva
2006–2007CAI Zaragoza
2007–2008L'Hospitalet
2008–2010Breogán
2010–2015Obradoiro
2015–2016Baskonia
2016–2018Obradoiro
2018–2019Gipuzkoa Basket
2019–2021CB Menorca
2021–2022CB Culleredo
Career highlights and awards

Alberto Corbacho de la Cruz (born October 1, 1984) is a Spanish professional basketball player who last played for Delteco GBC of the Liga ACB. Corbacho is considered to be one of the top three-point shooters in the Spanish League.[1]

Professional career

After outstanding as a three-point shooter during several seasons in the second division, the LEB Oro, Corbacho made his debut in the Liga ACB in 2011 with Obradoiro CAB, who promoted from LEB Oro to ACB in the previous season.

Corbacho beat the record of averaging 3 point shots scored for a national player in the Liga ACB during the 2012–13 season, when he averaged 3.2 three-point shots scored per game, with a total of 110 goals.[2]

In 2015, he signed with Euroleague team Saski Baskonia. After playing one season with the Basque squad, he came back to Obradoiro. In its first competitive game after his return to Galicia, Corbacho became injured for six months. In 2018, he signed a one-year deal with Delteco GBC of the Liga ACB.[3]

Spain national team

Corbacho was a member of the Spanish junior national team. He played with Spain's junior national team at the 2004 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship. He has also played with the senior men's Spain national basketball team.

Awards and accomplishments

References

  1. ^ Alberto Corbacho, múltiplo de tres (in Spanish). ACB.com 11 December 2012
  2. ^ "Alberto Corbacho supera el récord de Sibilio" (in Spanish). ACB.com. 19 May 2013. Archived from the original on 7 June 2013. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
  3. ^ "ALBERTO CORBACHO, PÓLVORA PARA EL TIRO EXTERIOR DEL GBC | Delteco GBC". www.gipuzkoabasket.com (in European Spanish). 18 July 2018. Retrieved 18 July 2018.


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