Emiliano Caffera

Emiliano Caffera
Full nameEmiliano Caffera
Date of birth (1978-10-30) 30 October 1978 (age 46)
Place of birthUruguay
Height176 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight80 kg (176 lb; 12 st 8 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Scrum-half
Current team Brazil and Brazil Women's
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
– Champagnat ()
Correct as of 26 October 2023
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2000-2010 Uruguay 35 (72)
Correct as of 26 October 2023
Coaching career
Years Team
Champagnat (head coach)
Uruguay (backs coach)
20??-2023 Chile (defence coach)
2023- Brazil (head coach)
2023- Brazil Women's (head coach)
Correct as of 26 October 2023

Emiliano Caffera (born 30 October 1978) is an Uruguayan rugby union former player and a current coach. He played as a scrum-half.

Playing career

He played at Champagnat, in Uruguay.

He had 35 caps for Uruguay, from 2000 to 2010, scoring 12 conversions, 15 penalties and 1 drop goal, 72 points on aggregate. He was called for the 2003 Rugby World Cup, playing in two games but without scoring.[1][2]

Coaching career

After finishing his player career, he became a coach. He was the coach of Champagnat. He was also backs coach at Uruguay squad during the 2015 Rugby World Cup.[3] He was defence coach for Chiles first ever World Cup in 2023. In October 2023 he was named head coach of Brazil's men and women's teams.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Emiliano CAFFERA - Player statistics - It's rugby". www.itsrugby.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-10-26.
  2. ^ Emiliano Caffera International Statistics
  3. ^ world.rugby. "Uruguay players dream of Rugby World Cup | Rugby World Cup". www.rugbyworldcup.com. Retrieved 2023-10-26.
  4. ^ "Brasil Rugby apresenta novo treinador de olho em vagas nas próximas Copas do Mundo – Confederação Brasileira de Rugby" (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2023-10-26. Retrieved 2023-10-26.


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