Aratz Gallastegui
Aratz Gallastegui Sodupe (born 4 September 1976 in Berango) is a Spanish former rugby union player. He played as a scrum-half. In his home region, the Basque Country, his name is often spelled as Aratz Gallastegi.
| Date of birth | 4 September 1976 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Berango, Basque Country, Spain | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 160 lb (73 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Career
He debuted for the Spain national rugby union team in a test match against Andorra on 8 November 1997. Gallastegui also played two matches of the 1999 Rugby World Cup for Spain against South Africa and Scotland, the latter being his last international cap for Spain.[3] At club level, he mainly played for Getxo Artea RT.[4] After retiring as player, Gallastegui became coach of Durango RT in 2008.[5][6] From 2014 he is the backs coach of Ordizia Rugby Elkartea.[7]
References
- ARATZ GALLASTEGI JUGADOR DE RUGBY "Jugar el Mundial ha sido un sueño de tres semanas", additional text.
- "SAINT-JEAN-DE-LUZ OLYMPIQUE PAYS BASQUE - Auñamendi Eusko Entziklopedia". aunamendi.eusko-ikaskuntza.eus (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-11-19.
- "Aratz Gallastegui Sodupe". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 2019-01-11.
- País, Ediciones El (1999-10-24). "Entrevista | ARATZ GALLASTEGI JUGADOR DE RUGBY "Jugar el Mundial ha sido un sueño de tres semanas"". El País (in Spanish). ISSN 1134-6582. Retrieved 2020-11-19.
- El Durango Ilarduya ficha a Aratz Gallastegi entrenador del primer equipo
- "Aratz Gallastegi Sodupe - Director de Rugby y Gestor de Club - Durango Rugby Taldea | LinkedIn". LinkedIn. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
- "Ordizi R.E. – Gernika R.T." Archived from the original on 2017-01-16. Retrieved 2017-01-13.
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