Alberto Corbacho

Alberto Corbacho
Corbacho, while playing with Obradoiro.
Delteco GBC
Position Shooting guard / Small forward
League Liga ACB
Personal information
Born (1984-10-01) October 1, 1984
Palma, Spain
Nationality Spanish
Listed height 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight 214 lb (97 kg)
Career information
NBA draft 2006 / Undrafted
Playing career 2002–present
Career history
2002–2003 Bàsquet Muro
2002–2003 Mesón Can Pedro
2003–2004 Unicaja B
2004–2006 Ciudad de Huelva
2006–2007 CAI Zaragoza
2007–2008 L'Hospitalet
2008–2010 Breogán
2010–2015 Obradoiro
2015–2016 Baskonia
2016–2018 Obradoiro
2018–present Gipuzkoa Basket
Career highlights and awards

Alberto Corbacho de la Cruz (born October 1, 1984) is a Spanish professional basketball player 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]

Spanish 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 Spanish 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. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
  3. ↑ "ALBERTO CORBACHO, PÓLVORA PARA EL TIRO EXTERIOR DEL GBC | Delteco GBC". www.gipuzkoabasket.com (in Spanish). 18 July 2018. Retrieved 18 July 2018.


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