Carlos Suárez García-Osorio (born May 23, 1986) is a Spanish professional

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player for

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of the

Liga ACB The Liga ACB, known as Liga Endesa for sponsorship reasons, is the top professional basketball division of the Spanish basketball league system. Administrated by the Asociación de Clubs de Baloncesto (ACB), Liga ACB is contested by 18 teams, wi ...

. He is a 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) tall

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Professional career

Carlos Suárez joined the

club Estudiantes's senior team during the

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, rising from club's junior team ranks. In September 2010, he signed a four-year contract with

Real Madrid Real Madrid Club de Fútbol (, meaning ''Royal Madrid Football Club''), commonly referred to as Real Madrid, is a Spanish professional football club based in Madrid. Founded in 1902 as Madrid Football Club, the club has traditionally wor ...

. With Madrid, Suárez won the

in the

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season, and the Spanish Cup and Supercup in 2012. In August 2013, Suárez signed a 1+1 year contract with

. In February 2015, he extended his contract for 2 more seasons. In the 2016–17 season, Suárez won the EuroCup with Unicaja after beating

Valencia Basket Valencia Basket Club S.A.D., commonly known as Valencia Basket (), is a professional basketball team based in Valencia, Spain. The team plays in the Liga ACB and the EuroLeague, with home games played at the Fuente de San Luis. The club is spons ...

in the

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. He signed a two-year contract extension on June 14, 2020.

Spain national team

In July 2010, Suárez played for first time with the senior Spain national team, but did not make the final 12-man roster for

2010 FIBA World Championship The 2010 FIBA World Championship was the 16th FIBA World Championship, the international basketball world championship contested by the men's national teams. The tournament ran from 28 August to 12 September 2010. It was co-organised by the Inte ...

Awards and accomplishments

* EuroCup: 2016–17 *

Copa del Rey The Campeonato de España–Copa de Su Majestad el Rey, commonly known as Copa del Rey or simply La Copa and formerly known as Copa del Presidente de la República (1932–36) and Copa del Generalísimo (1939–76), is an annual knockout footbal ...

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Supercopa de España The Supercopa de España or the ''Spanish Super Cup'' is a super cup tournament in Spanish football. Founded in 1982 as a two-team competition, the current version has been contested since 2019–20 by four teams: the winners and runners-up of ...

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Individual awards

ACB Rising Star Award The ACB Best Young Player Award, previously known as the ACB Rising Star Award, from 2005 to 2013, is an award for the top-tier professional basketball league in Spain, the Spanish ACB League. The award has been given since the 2004–05 ACB sea ...

: 2005–06 *

All-ACB Team The All-Liga ACB Team ( es, Quinteto Ideal de la ACB) is an award for the top-tier professional basketball league in Spain, the Spanish ACB League. It is the yearly selection of the league's top 10 basketball players by position. The award began w ...

: 2009–10

References

External links

Carlos Suárez
at acb.com
Carlos Suárez
at draftexpress.com
Carlos Suárez
at euroleague.net

at fiba.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Suarez, Carlos 1986 births Living people Baloncesto Málaga players Basketball players from Madrid CB Estudiantes players Liga ACB players Power forwards (basketball) Real Madrid Baloncesto players Spanish men's basketball players