Alberto Corbacho
{{short description|Spanish basketball player}}
{{family name hatnote|Corbacho|De la Cruz|lang=Spanish}}
{{Infobox basketball biography
| name = Alberto Corbacho
| image = Real Madrid-Obradoiro Santiago mayo 2013CCroped Corbacho.jpg
| caption = Corbacho, while playing with Obradoiro.
| number =
| position = Shooting guard / small forward
| league =
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 7
| weight_lbs = 214
| team = Free agent
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1984|10|1}}
| high_school =
| college =
| draft_year = 2006
| career_start = 2002
| career_end =
| years1 = 2002–2003 | team1 = Bàsquet Muro
| years2 = 2002–2003 | team2 = Mesón Can Pedro
| years3 = 2003–2004 | team3 = Unicaja B
| years4 = 2004–2006 | team4 = Ciudad de Huelva
| years5 = 2006–2007 | team5 = CAI Zaragoza
| years6 = 2007–2008 | team6 = L'Hospitalet
| years7 = 2008–2010 | team7 = Breogán
| years8 = 2010–2015 | team8 = Obradoiro
| years9 = 2015–2016 | team9 = Baskonia
| years10 = 2016–2018 | team10 = Obradoiro
| years11 = 2018–2019 | team11 = Gipuzkoa Basket
| years12 = 2019–2021 | team12 = CB Menorca
| years13 = 2021–Present | team13 = CB Culleredo
| highlights =
- 3× Liga ACB Free Throw Percentage leader (2012–2014)
- Copa Príncipe de Asturias MVP (2011)
| medaltemplates =
}}
Alberto Corbacho de la Cruz (born October 1, 1984) is a Spanish professional basketball player who last played for Delteco GBC of the Liga ACB. Corbacho is considered to be one of the top three-point shooters in the Spanish League.[http://www.acb.com/redaccion.php?id=89843 Alberto Corbacho, múltiplo de tres {{in lang|es}}.] ACB.com 11 December 2012
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.{{cite web|url=http://www.acb.com/redaccion.php?id=94210|publisher=ACB.com|language=es|accessdate=14 October 2016|date=19 May 2013|title=Alberto Corbacho supera el récord de Sibilio|archive-date=7 June 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130607044315/http://www.acb.com/redaccion.php?id=94210|url-status=dead}}
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.{{cite news |title=ALBERTO CORBACHO, PÓLVORA PARA EL TIRO EXTERIOR DEL GBC {{!}} Delteco GBC |url=https://www.gipuzkoabasket.com/alberto-corbacho-polvora-para-el-tiro-exterior-del-gbc/ |accessdate=18 July 2018 |work=www.gipuzkoabasket.com |date=18 July 2018 |language=es-ES}}
Spain 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 Spain national basketball team.
Awards and accomplishments
- Copa Príncipe de Asturias Champion: (2010-11)
- Copa Príncipe de Asturias MVP: (2010-11)
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20111103091518/http://www.acb.com/jugador.php?id=B5E Alberto Corbacho] at acb.com {{in lang|es}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20130920010416/http://www.draftexpress.com/profile/Alberto-Corbacho-40278/stats/ Alberto Corbacho] at draftexpress.com
- [http://basketball.eurobasket.com/player/Alberto_Corbacho/66687 Alberto Corbacho] at eurobasket.com
- [http://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/competition/players/showplayer?pcode=CRU Alberto Corbacho] at euroleaguebasketball.net
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20150415075436/http://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/p/q/Alberto%20CORBACHO%20DE%20LA%20CRUZ/pid/41319/_//players.html Alberto Corbacho] at fiba.com
- [http://www.fibaeurope.com/cid_KNce8jInH7Qj1EsyH5rjn2.playerID_41319.compID_UIfgjyQcGqk-fPlnl66Tj0.season_2004.roundID_3594.teamID_362.html Alberto Corbacho] at fibaeurope.com
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Category:Basket Zaragoza players
Category:Gipuzkoa Basket players
Category:Obradoiro CAB players
Category:Saski Baskonia players
Category:Spanish men's basketball players
Category:Sportspeople from Palma de Mallorca
Category:CB L'Hospitalet players
Category:21st-century Spanish sportsmen
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