Emiliano Bergamaschi

Emiliano Bergamaschi
Date of birth (1976-05-04) 4 May 1976 (age 48)
Place of birthRosario, Santa Fe, Argentina
Height188 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight120 kg (265 lb; 18 st 13 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
Atlético del Rosario ()
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2002–2003 Bristol 17 (0)
2003–2004 Saracens 19 (0)
2006–2008 Rouen 31 (5)
Correct as of 27 February 2021
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2001 Argentina 1 (0)
Correct as of 27 February 2021
Coaching career
Years Team
2015 Argentina (Assistant coach)
2020 Olímpia Lions (Assistant coach)
2021 Cobras Brasil XV (Head coach)
2021− Zebre (Assistant coach)
2022 Zebre (interim Head coach)
Correct as of 27 February 2021

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]

Playing career

During 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

Following 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

  1. ^ "Zebre Rugby Club - Lo staff tecnico della franchigia federale".
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "Rugby Union Players and Officials: Emiliano Bergamaschi". ESPN Scrum. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
  4. ^ "Bristol snap up Argentine prop". BBC Sport. 7 March 2002. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
  5. ^ "Prop Emiliano Bergamaschi Joins Saracens". European Professional Club Rugby. 20 June 2003. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
  6. ^ "Emiliano Bergamaschi: El scrum argentino es irregular por la falta de experiencia". La Nacion. 21 April 2018. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
  7. ^ "Emiliano Bergamaschi will be the coach of the Brazil team in SLAR". La Pelotita. 13 January 2021. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
  8. ^ "Brizilian SLAR team to be coached by Emiliano Bergamaschi". Americas Rugby News. 12 January 2021. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
  9. ^ "Emiliano Bergamaschi será el entrenador del equipo de Brasil en la SLAR". ESPN. 13 January 2021. Retrieved 27 February 2021.


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