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{{Short description|Spanish basketball player (born 1980)}}
{{Other people}}
{{Infobox basketball biography
| name = Carlos Cabezas
| image = Carlos Cabezas.jpg
| caption = Cabezas with [[Unicaja Málaga]] in 2008
| position = 
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 1.75
| weight_lbs = 205
| team = 
| league = 
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1980|11|14|mf=y}}
| birth_place = [[Málaga]], [[Andalusia]], Spain
| high_school = 
| college = 
| draft_year = 2002
| career_start = 1998
| career_end = 2021
| career_position = [[Point guard]]
| career_number = 6, 10, 16
| years1 = 1998–2000
| team1 = [[Baloncesto Málaga B|Unicaja Macías]]
| years2 = 2000
| team2 = Círculo Badajoz
| years3 = 2000–2009
| team3 = [[Unicaja Málaga]]
| years4 = 2009–2010
| team4 = [[Khimki Moscow Region]]
| years5 = 2010–2012
| team5 = [[Basket Zaragoza 2002|CAI Zaragoza]]
| years6 = 2012–2013
| team6 = [[Saski Baskonia|Caja Laboral]]
| years7 = 2013–2014
| team7 = [[Baloncesto Fuenlabrada]]
| years8 = 2014–2016
| team8 = [[CB Murcia|UCAM Murcia]]
| years9 = 2016
| team9 = Baloncesto Fuenlabrada
| years10 = 2016–2017
| team10 = [[Orléans Loiret Basket]]
| years11 = 2017
| team11 = [[CB Sevilla|Real Betis Energía Plus]]
| years12 = 2017–2018
| team12 = [[Guaros de Lara (basketball)|Guaros de Lara]]
| years13 = 2018
| team13 = [[Regatas Corrientes]]
| years14 = 2018–2019
| team14 = [[Alba Fehérvár]]
| years15 = 2019–2021
| team15 = [[Club Nacional de Football (basketball)|Nacional]]
| highlights = *[[Korać Cup]] winner ([[2000–01 FIBA Korać Cup|2001]])
*[[Liga ACB|Spanish League]] champion ([[2005–06 ACB season|2006]])
*[[Spanish Basketball Cup|Spanish King's Cup]] winner (2005)
| medaltemplates = {{MedalCountry|{{ESP}}}}
{{MedalSport|Men's [[Basketball]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[FIBA World Cup]]}}
{{MedalGold| [[2006 FIBA World Championship|2006 Japan]] | [[Spain national basketball team|Spain]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[EuroBasket]]}}
{{MedalSilver| [[EuroBasket 2007|2007 Spain]] | [[Spain national basketball team|Spain]]}}
{{MedalGold| [[EuroBasket 2009|2009 Poland]] | [[Spain national basketball team|Spain]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup]]}}
{{MedalGold| [[1999 FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup|1999 Portugal]] | [[Spain national under-19 basketball team|U-19 Team]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship]]}}
{{MedalBronze| [[2000 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship|2000 Macedonia]] | [[Spain national under-20 basketball team|U-20 Team]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship]]}}
{{MedalGold| [[1998 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship|1998 Bulgaria]] | [[Spain national under-18 basketball team|U-18 Team]]}}
}}

'''Carlos Eduardo Cabezas Jurado''' (born November 14, 1980) is a Spanish former professional [[basketball]] player. He is the nephew of the former Uruguayan professional [[association football|footballer]] Hugo Cabezas, who played in Spain in the late 70s. His father (Hugo's brother), and his grandfather, are also former Uruguayan professional basketball players. He is a 1.87 m (6&nbsp;ft 1 ¾ in) tall [[point guard]].

==Professional career==
Cabezas began his playing career with the youth teams of Unicaja Málaga in Spain. He made his professional debut during the 1998–99 season with [[Baloncesto Málaga B|Unicaja Macías]], the reserve team of Unicaja Málaga, in the [[Liga Española de Baloncesto|Spanish EBA League]] ([[Spanish basketball league system|Spanish 2nd division]]). He then moved to the LEB club Circulo Badajoz during the 1999–00 season. He joined the senior top-tier level [[Liga ACB|Spanish ACB League]] club [[Unicaja Málaga]] in 2000.

The [[Orlando Magic]] of the [[NBA]] invited Cabezas to play for their [[NBA Summer League]] team at the Orlando Pro Summer League in 2009, but he declined the offer.<ref>[http://www.talkbasket.net/news/orlando-magic-invite-carlos-cabezas.html Talkbasket.net Orlando Magic invite Carlos Cabezas.] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090624052126/http://www.talkbasket.net/news/orlando-magic-invite-carlos-cabezas.html |date=2009-06-24 }}</ref> He joined the [[Russian Basketball Super League 1|Russian Super League]] club [[Khimki Moscow Region]] in 2009.<ref>[http://www.bckhimki.ru/news/clubnews/2009/july/1211/ BCKhimki.ru Khimki signs Cabezas {{in lang|ru}}.]</ref> In October 2010, he signed a one-year contract with Spanish club [[CAI Zaragoza]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Marzo|first=Daniel|title=Carlos Cabezas se decide por el CAI Zaragoza.|url=http://www.solobasket.com/contenidos/carlos/cabezas/decide/cai/zaragoza/c-25515.html|work=solobasket.com|accessdate=3 September 2012}}</ref>

On September 1, 2012, Cabezas signed with the [[EuroLeague]] club [[Saski Baskonia|Caja Laboral]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Caja Laboral adds Carlos Cabezas.|url=http://www.sportando.net/eng/europe/spain/43198/caja-laboral-adds-carlos-cabezas.html|work=Sportando|accessdate=1 September 2012}}</ref> He left the club in February, officially due to technical reasons,<ref>[http://www.acb.com/redaccion.php?id=91928 Carlos Cabezas deja de pertenecer a la disciplina del Caja Laboral ACB.com, 25 February 2013 {{in lang|es}}.]</ref> but several media sources claimed he was fired by the club.<ref>[http://www.marca.com/2013/02/25/baloncesto/acb/1361796861.html Cabezas de turco Marca, 25 February 2013 {{in lang|es}}.]</ref>

On August 3, 2016, he signed with Spanish club [[Baloncesto Fuenlabrada]].<ref>[http://www.sportando.com/en/europe/spain/208641/carlos-cabezas-returns-to-fuenlabrada.html Carlos Cabezas returns to Fuenlabrada.]</ref> On October 26, 2016, he parted ways with Fuenlabrada.<ref>[http://www.sportando.com/en/europe/spain/215499/carlos-cabezas-fuenlabrada-part-ways.html Carlos Cabezas, Fuenlabrada part ways]</ref> On November 9, 2016, he signed a short-term deal with French club [[Orléans Loiret Basket]].<ref>[http://www.sportando.com/en/europe/france/216870/orleans-officially-signs-carlos-cabezas.html Orleans officially signs Carlos Cabezas]</ref> On April 15, 2017, Cabezas signed with the Spanish team [[CB Sevilla|Real Betis Energía Plus]] for the rest of the season.<ref>{{cite news|title=Real Betis Energia Plus signs Carlos Cabezas|url=http://www.sportando.com/en/europe/spain/232116/real-betis-energia-plus-signs-carlos-cabezas.html|accessdate=15 April 2017|date=15 April 2017}}</ref>

In November 2017, he signed with [[Guaros de Lara (basketball)|Guaros de Lara]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Carlos Cabezas jugará con Guaros de Lara la Liga Sudamericana|url=http://www.acb.com/redaccion.php?id=135992|accessdate=3 November 2017|work=acb.com|date=3 November 2017|language=Spanish|archive-date=4 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171104134042/http://www.acb.com/redaccion.php?id=135992|url-status=dead}}</ref>

On August 31, 2021, Cabezas announced his retirement from professional basketball.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sportando.basketball/en/carlos-cabezas-retires-at-40/|title=Carlos Cabezas retires at 40|last=|first=|date=August 31, 2021|website=|publisher=Sportando|language=En|access-date=September 1, 2021}}</ref>

==Spain national team==
With the junior national teams of Spain, Cabezas won the gold medal at the [[1998 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship]], the gold medal at the 1999 [[FIBA Under-19 World Championship]], and the bronze medal at the [[2000 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship]]. He also played at the 2001 [[FIBA Under-21 World Championship]].

He played with the senior [[Spain national basketball team]] at the [[EuroBasket 2005]]. Cabezas won the gold medal with the senior Spain national basketball team, at the [[2006 FIBA World Championship]]. He also won the silver medal at the [[EuroBasket 2007]], and the gold medal at the [[EuroBasket 2009]].<ref>[https://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/p/rpp//q/Carlos%20CABEZAS/pid/30040/_//players.html Carlos CABEZAS (ESP) participated in 10 FIBA / FIBA Zones events.]{{dead link|date=April 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060211050407/http://www.acb.com/jugador.php?id=A3K ACB.com Profile] {{in lang|es}}
* [http://www.euroleague.net/competition/players/showplayer?clubcode=mal&pcode=AWX#!careerstats Euroleague.net Profile]
* [http://basketball.eurobasket.com/player/Carlos-Cabezas/Spain/Montakit-Fuenlabrada/6436 Eurobasket.com Profile]
* [https://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/p/rpp//q/Carlos%20CABEZAS/pid/30040/_//players.html FIBA Archive Profile]{{dead link|date=April 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20150526155447/http://www.fiba.com/pages/eng/fc/gamecent/p/pid/6012520/playerview.html FIBA Game Center Profile]
* [http://www.fibaeurope.com/compID_qMRZdYCZI6EoANOrUf9le2.season_2009.roundID_6328.playerID_30040.teamID_362.html FIBA Europe Profile]

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