Today will be a very special day for Carlos Cabezas, one of the best Spanish bases of all time, who he will see his emblematic number 10 removed during halftime in the game against Barcelona. From now on no one will wear this number in Unicaja and, from now on, It will be forever on the roof of the Martín Carpena next to the ‘5’ of another myth of the house: Berni Rodríguez.
The malagueño, with the emotion on the surface for what he is going to live, brings out his feelings with AS. “There is a very curious thing. My debut was against Barça. And my last day at Carpena, shirt number ’10’ will go up against Barça. It is a huge pride for me, my whole family and all the heads. I am receiving many messages from friends, colleagues, many people … It means a lot to me to be able to be up there, on the roof of Martín Carpena with Berni “.
A premiere that was nothing less than February 13, 2000. In the azulgrana, Pau Gasol. Carlos was uncompromising and scored eight excellent points in a game that ended 76-69. He put the first brick that something very big was going to happen.
Many years have passed, and it seems like yesterday. The coach was the great Boza Maljkovic, the man who laid the first bricks for what came in 2006. He improved Cabezas, made Berni Rodríguez captain at the age of 20 and improved Germán Gabriel, golden juniors of the house. From there until the unforgettable 2006. “My best year. I won the League with Unicaja and the World Cup with Spain ”.
As we said, the only retired shirt to date was Berni Rodríguez’s. Now there will be two. What a merit! “That the ’10’ rises to heaven is for me a dream come true. The truth is that accompanying Berni is a privilege and pride. I understand that it is for the chosen ones to be able to be there and have your shirt removed at home is something that one, over time, dreams of and it is something that I value very much ”.
After being runner-up in the League with the National Football Club of Uruguay, Cabezas felt that his time had come. It was the new president, Antonio López Nieto, who promoted the recognition to his gigantic figure allowing him to be part of the team’s starting five against Real Madrid in the Costa del Sol Trophy. His farewell could not be better because he placed a triple of his own. “I am very happy and proud that Unicaja has finally given me this closing of my career by having been able to play my last game in green against Real Madrid and now this wonderful event that we are going to witness against Barça” he says with pride and gratitude.
We must highlight the great gesture from Francis Alonso who was the one who was using the ’10’ and who gave it to him so that this farewell in a big way was possible. “I am very grateful for the detail and the gesture that the boy had to give me the ’10’ because I know he was using that number. When he found out that I retired He told me some very special words: that it had been an honor to wear him because he had followed me since I was little and that it was a pleasure for him to give up that number so that he could retire and that the club can have this gesture. So once again congratulate him and thank him for that gesture ”.
In the hour of goodbye the memories crowd. Junior world champion in 1999 in Lisbon against the United States. Since then, things have been different and better for Spanish basketball. A League, Cup and Korac with Unicaja, World Cup and Europe with Spain, a multitude of experiences and more tributes like the one he was paid in Murcia where he left a great memory. This afternoon the heaven of Martín Carpena will have another immortal: Carlos Cabezas.
Commemorative T-shirt for sale
In addition, an interesting commemorative t-shirt of this unforgettable event is on sale, which can be purchased for the modest price of 12.90 euros. Said press has this legend on its chest: “I was at the withdrawal of Cabezas’ shirt.” Attach the Unicaja shield. A piece to show off and for collectors.
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