Carlos Matías Sandes Steinmetz, commonly known as Matías Sandes (born June 14, 1984) is an Argentine-Italian professional

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player. He currently plays with the Argentine club

Boca Juniors Club Atlético Boca Juniors () is an Argentine sports club headquartered in La Boca, a neighbourhood of Buenos Aires. The club is mostly known for its professional football team which, since its promotion in 1913, has always played in the A ...

. Sandes has also represented the senior

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. He plays mainly at the

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position, but he can also played as a

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and

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Professional career

Sandes began his pro career spending five years with

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

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of the Spanish

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National team career

Argentine junior national team

With Argentina's junior national teams, Sandes played at the

2003 FIBA Under-19 World Cup The 2003 FIBA Under-19 World Championship (Greek: 2003 Παγκόσμιο Πρωτάθλημα FIBA Under-19) was the 7th edition of the FIBA U19 World Championship. The men's U19 youth international basketball championship organized by FIBA. I ...

, and at the 2005 FIBA Under-21 World Cup.

Argentine senior national team

Sandes has also represented the senior

. He made his senior national team debut at the 2006

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, where he won a bronze medal. With the senior Argentina national team, he also won a silver medal at the

2007 FIBA AmeriCup The 2007 FIBA Americas Championships later known as the FIBA AmeriCup (or The Tournament of the Americas), was a basketball tournament held at Thomas & Mack Center, in Las Vegas, from August 22, to September 2. It was the thirteenth staging of the ...

, and a bronze medal at the

2009 FIBA AmeriCup The 2009 FIBA Americas Championship, later known as the FIBA AmeriCup, was the continental championship held by FIBA Americas, for North, Central and South America and the Caribbean. This FIBA AmeriCup championship served as a qualifying tourname ...

, where he averaged 3.6 points and 2.8 rebounds per game, in nine games of action.26 Aug. to 6 Sep. 2009 - San Juan in Puerto Rico.
/ref> 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

Sandes was born in

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. Sandes' cousin, Ezequiel Bullaude, is a professional

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References

External links

FIBA.com ProfileSpanish League Profile

Latinbasket.com ProfileProBallers.com Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Sandes, Carlos Matias 1984 births Living people Argentine expatriate basketball people in Spain Argentine men's basketball players Basketball players at the 2007 Pan American Games Basketball players at the 2011 Pan American Games Baloncesto Fuenlabrada players Boca Juniors basketball players Centers (basketball) Gimnasia y Esgrima de Comodoro Rivadavia basketball players Italian expatriate basketball people in Spain Italian men's basketball players Juventud Sionista basketball players Liga ACB players Pan American Games competitors for Argentina Power forwards (basketball) Quimsa basketball players San Lorenzo de Almagro (basketball) players Saski Baskonia players Small forwards Sportspeople from Mendoza, Argentina