Jorge Garbajosa

Jorge Garbajosa
	Garbajosa with the Toronto Raptors in 2007 during a preseason game in Italy
Personal information
Born	December 19, 1977 (age 46); Torrejón de Ardoz, Spain
Listed height	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight	245 lb (111 kg)
Career information
NBA draft	1999: undrafted
Playing career	1994–2012
Position	Power forward
Number	7, 15
Career history
1994–2000	Taugrés/TAU Cerámica
2000–2004	Benetton Treviso
2004–2006	Unicaja
2006–2008	Toronto Raptors
2008–2009	Khimki Moscow Region
2009–2011	Real Madrid
2011–2012	Unicaja
Career highlights and awards
	NBA All-Rookie First Team (2007); Mr. Europa (2006); All-EuroLeague First Team (2003); All-EuroLeague Second Team (2006); EuroLeague steals leader (2003); FIBA Saporta Cup champion (1996); Liga ACB champion (2006); 2× Spanish Cup winner (1999, 2005); Liga ACB Finals MVP (2006); 2× All-Liga ACB Team (2005, 2006); Spanish Cup MVP (2005); 2× LBA champion (2002, 2003); 2× Italian Cup winner (2003, 2004); 2× Italian Super Cup winner (2001, 2002); Italian Cup MVP (2004);
	Stats at NBA.com
	Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Men's Basketball
Representing Spain
Summer Olympics
FIBA World Cup
EuroBasket

Jorge Garbajosa Chaparro (born December 19, 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]

^ Euroleague.net Profile
^ "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.
^ "Jorge Garbajosa es elegido nuevo presidente de FIBA Europa" [name="Jorge Garbajosa is elected new President of FIBA Europe"] (in Spanish). El Pais. 20 May 2023. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
^ Jorge Garbajosa "Mister Europa 2006" for Superbasket"^{[permanent dead link]}, fiba.qq.com, 1 January 2007, accessed 12 September 2007.