Alejandro Allub

Alejandro Allub
Date of birth (1976-12-01) December 1, 1976 (age 48)
Height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight231 lb (105 kg)
Occupation(s)Pediatric Cardiologist
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1996-2000 Jockey Club ()
2000-2001 Perpignan ()
2009-2013 Jockey Club ()
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
1997-2000 Córdoba ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1997-2001 Argentina 29 (5)

Dr. Alejandro Allub (born 1 December 1976, Córdoba) is a former Argentine rugby union footballer. He played as a lock. He works as a pediatrician.

Career

Allub played for Jockey Club, in Córdoba, Argentina, and for USA Perpignan, in France. He received 29 caps for Argentina, from 1997 to 2001, scoring 1 try, 5 points in aggregate. He was a member of the "Pumas" squad that participated at the 1999 Rugby World Cup finals, playing five matches and scoring the single try of his international career.

Allub had to leave high competition in 2001 after experiencing an acute myocardical infarction.[1][2][3][4]

References

  1. ^ Allub deja el rugby, La Nación[permanent dead link‍]
  2. ^ Búsico, Jorge (4 May 2017). "El retiro de Allub, un luchador que torció el rumbo". Deportes. LA NACION (in Spanish). Argentina: Grupo de Diarios América (published 6 September 2020). Archived from the original on 2024-09-12. Retrieved 2024-09-12.
  3. ^ Miranda, Alejo (23 March 2020). "La historia del Turco Allub, el ex Puma que casi se muere en un vestuario y hoy es médico en medio de la pandemia". Deportes > Rugby. LA NACION (in Spanish) (published 9 September 2022). Archived from the original on 2024-09-12. Retrieved 2024-09-12.
  4. ^ "Heart attack strikes Allub". Rugby World. September 2001. p. 109. ISSN 1363-9633. EBSCOhost 5040337.


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