Emiliano Bergamaschi (born 4 May 1976) is an Argentine rugby union coach and former player. He is the Assistant head coach of the Zebre who compete in United Rugby Championship.[1][2]
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| Date of birth | 4 May 1976 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Rosario, Santa Fe, Argentina | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 188 cm (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 120 kg (265 lb; 18 st 13 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Playing career
editDuring his playing career, Bergamaschi was a prop. He was capped at international level by Argentina, playing for the senior team on one occasion in 2001 against the United States.[3] Bergamaschi spent spells playing in England for both Bristol and Saracens,[4][5] as well as playing in France for Rouen.[6]
Coaching
editFollowing his retirement, Bergamaschi went into coaching. He was assistant coach to Daniel Hourcade for Argentina at the 2015 Rugby World Cup.[7] In 2020, he was assistant to Raúl Pérez at the Olímpia Lions in the 2020 Súper Liga Americana de Rugby season.[8] In January 2021, he was appointed head coach of the Cobras Brasil XV team for the 2021 Súper Liga Americana de Rugby season.[9] From January 2022 to April 2022 he was interim Head coach of Zebre.
References
edit- ^ "Zebre Rugby Club - Lo staff tecnico della franchigia federale".
- ^ "EMILIANO BERGAMASCHI CONFERMATO NELLO STAFF TECNICO DEL CLUB CHE POTRÀ CONTARE SULLA COLLABORAZIONE DI ANDREA MORETTI E ALDO BIRCHALL PER QUESTO FINALE DI STAGIONE". Zebre Rugby Club.
- ^ "Rugby Union Players and Officials: Emiliano Bergamaschi". ESPN Scrum. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
- ^ "Bristol snap up Argentine prop". BBC Sport. 7 March 2002. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
- ^ "Prop Emiliano Bergamaschi Joins Saracens". European Professional Club Rugby. 20 June 2003. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
- ^ "Emiliano Bergamaschi: El scrum argentino es irregular por la falta de experiencia". La Nacion. 21 April 2018. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
- ^ "Emiliano Bergamaschi will be the coach of the Brazil team in SLAR". La Pelotita. 13 January 2021. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
- ^ "Brizilian SLAR team to be coached by Emiliano Bergamaschi". Americas Rugby News. 12 January 2021. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
- ^ "Emiliano Bergamaschi será el entrenador del equipo de Brasil en la SLAR". ESPN. 13 January 2021. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
External links
edit- Emiliano Bergamaschi at ItsRugby.co.uk
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