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rugby union player

Carlos Andrés Baldassari is a former Uruguayan rugby union player and a current coach.

Career

He played as a wing. He started his career at Salto Rugby Club, aged 6 years old, where he played until 18. He then moved to Champagnat, in Montevideo, where he become noticed and was called for Uruguay. He had 11 caps for Uruguay, scoring 2 tries, 10 points on aggregate.

His first match was at the 57-0 loss to Argentina, at 27 August 2003, in Buenos Aires, for the Pan-American Championship.

He was called for the 2003 Rugby World Cup, playing in two full matches but without scoring. His last match was at the infamous 134-0 loss to South Africa, at 11 June 2005, in East London, in a tour, when he was only 26 years old.

After finishing his player career, he became a coach. He became coach of Farrapos, in Bento Gonçalves, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, in July 2009.

Achievements

  • He led Farrapos, who was previously a minor team in his state, to four titles of the Rio Grande do Sul Championship, a Cup of Brazil win and to the I Division, where is one of the five best teams of Brazil.