Jorge Garbajosa

Jorge Garbajosa Chaparro (born 19 December 1977) is a Spanish former professional <a href="/facts/Basketball/M5pl4Pzo">basketball</a> player, the outgoing president of the <a href="/facts/Spanish_Basketball_Federation/Ew8ufMXQ">Spanish Basketball Federation</a>, and the current President of <a href="/facts/FIBA_Europe/TTU6Lj0N">FIBA Europe</a>. Standing at 2.07 m (6 ft 9 1⁄2 in), he played both <a href="/facts/Power_forward_(basketball)/KAe9vHPr">power forward</a> and <a href="/facts/Small_forward/L3LFKfk6">small forward</a>. He was an <a href="/facts/All-EuroLeague_Team/dPxbm4dK">All-EuroLeague</a> first team selection in <a href="/facts/2002%25E2%2580%259303_Euroleague/LVRvqpx4">2003</a>, and an <a href="/facts/All-EuroLeague_Team/dPxbm4dK">All-EuroLeague</a> second team selection in <a href="/facts/2005%25E2%2580%259306_Euroleague/wGsjWduw">2006</a>, while playing for <a href="/facts/Baloncesto_M%25C3%25A1laga/Ysr8qvw0">Unicaja</a>. During his stint in the <a href="/facts/NBA/dBtflBtK">NBA</a>, he was named to the <a href="/facts/NBA_All-Rookie_First_Team/29pLy5S6">NBA All-Rookie First Team</a> in <a href="/facts/2006%25E2%2580%259307_NBA_season/1GR3B37p">2007</a>. A serious injury the <a href="/facts/2007%25E2%2580%259308_NBA_season/t6zG5mhn">following season</a> cut his NBA career short, and he never truly recovered until his retirement.
He played internationally with the senior <a href="/facts/Spain_men%2527s_national_basketball_team/dBtflBtK">Spain national team</a>, which won a <a href="/facts/Bronze_medal/vFQ7jvoh">bronze medal</a> at the <a href="/facts/EuroBasket_2001/C1eb1Bay">EuroBasket 2001</a>, two <a href="/facts/Silver_medal/ASVorcq2">silver medals</a> at the <a href="/facts/EuroBasket_2003/N6ngysvj">EuroBasket 2003</a> and <a href="/facts/EuroBasket_2007/mfYbRdUK">2007</a>, and a <a href="/facts/Gold_medal/KNdclHgp">gold medal</a> at the <a href="/facts/EuroBasket_2009/heFnFu7u">EuroBasket 2009</a>. During his tenure their highest achievement was the gold medal at the <a href="/facts/2006_FIBA_World_Championship/BlWb0LXU">2006 World Cup</a>, where his stellar play earned him <a href="/facts/FIBA_World_Cup_All-Tournament_Team/wlT6nchU">All-tournament honors</a>. In 2006, Garbajosa was named <a href="/facts/Mr_Europa/STBN1Nj8">Mr Europa Player of the year</a> by Italian weekly magazine <a href="/facts/Superbasket_Magazine/zNQYtH1T">SuperBasket</a>.

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Jorge Garbajosa