Germán Antonio Gabriel Benaches (born November 16, 1980) is a Spanish retired professional
basketball
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player. He played as a
power forward
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and as a
center.
Professional career
Gabriel signed with 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. Administered by the Asociación de Clubs de Baloncesto (ACB), Liga ACB is contested by 18 teams, w ...
club
Estudiantes in 2009. After spending four years in the club of Madrid, he signed for
Bilbao Basket
Club Basket Bilbao Berri Sociedad Anónima Deportiva, S.A.D., commonly known as Bilbao Basket (), also known as Surne Bilbao Basket for sponsorship reasons, is a professional basketball club based in Bilbao, Spain. The team plays in the Liga ACB. T ...
.
He came back to
Unicaja, his first club, in 2015 once he left Bilbao. On December 2, he left Unicaja.
On 4 November 2016, Gabriel announced his retirement from professional basketball.
National team career
After playing with the junior national teams of Spain, Gabriel joined the senior
Spain men's national basketball team
The Spain men's national basketball team () represents Spain in international basketball competitions. They are managed by the Spanish Basketball Federation, the governing body for basketball in Spain. Spain is the current European champion.
Sp ...
. He was selected to play with Spain at the
EuroBasket 2013
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France men's national basketball ...
.
Career statistics
EuroLeague
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2003–04
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Unicaja
, 14 , , 1 , , 10.1 , , .514 , , .556 , , .700 , , 2.6 , , .4 , , .4 , , .1 , , 3.9 , , 4.1
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2007–08
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, 18 , , 3 , , 16.6 , , .556 , , .491 , , .692 , , 2.8 , , .8 , , .7 , , .1 , , 8.1 , , 8.4
, -
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2008–09
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, 6 , , 0 , , 9.3 , , .500 , , .467 , , 1.000 , , 1.5 , , .2 , , .7 , , .0 , , 5.7 , , 6.0
, -
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2014–15
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, 7 , , 0 , , 9.0 , , .438 , , .375 , , .714 , , 2.0 , , .6 , , .1 , , .1 , , 3.1 , , 3.4
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, style="text-align:left;", Career
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, 45 , , 4 , , 12.4 , , .527 , , .483 , , .704 , , 2.5 , , .6 , , .5 , , .1 , , 5.7 , , 5.9
References
External links
Germán Gabrielat acb.com
Germán Gabrielat eurobasket.com
Germán Gabrielat euroleague.net
at fiba.com
at fibaeurope.com
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1980 births
Living people
Baloncesto Málaga players
Bilbao Basket players
CB Estudiantes players
CB Girona players
Centers (basketball)
Club Ourense Baloncesto players
Competitors at the 2005 Mediterranean Games
Iowa Energy coaches
Liga ACB players
Marinos B.B.C. players
Mediterranean Games bronze medalists for Spain
Mediterranean Games medalists in basketball
Power forwards
Spanish expatriate basketball people in the United States
Spanish men's basketball players
Basketball players from Caracas
Venezuelan emigrants to Spain
Venezuelan expatriate basketball people in Spain
Spanish people of Venezuelan descent
21st-century Spanish sportsmen
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