Gonzalo Camardón
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Gonzalo Fernando Camardón (born Buenos Aires
, 19 December 1970) is a former Argentine rugby union footballer and a current coach. He played as a scrum-half and as a wing.
He played for Alumni Athletic Club
.
Camardon had 41 caps for Argentina
, from 1990 to 2002, scoring 10 tries, 49 points in aggregate. He was selected for the 1991 Rugby World Cup
finals, playing three matches, and for the 1999 Rugby World Cup
finals, playing this time five matches.
He was currently the head coach of Uruguay
in the qualifyings for the 2011 Rugby World Cup
, but missed the final place in dispute.
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires is the capital and largest city of Argentina, and the second-largest metropolitan area in South America, after São Paulo. It is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent...
, 19 December 1970) is a former Argentine rugby union footballer and a current coach. He played as a scrum-half and as a wing.
He played for Alumni Athletic Club
Alumni Athletic Club
Asociación Alumni, usually just Alumni, is a rugby union and former football club located in Tortuguitas, Greater Buenos Aires, Argentina.-The beginning:...
.
Camardon had 41 caps for Argentina
Argentina national rugby union team
The Argentina national rugby team, nicknamed Los Pumas, represents Argentina in international rugby union matches. The team, which plays in sky blue and white jerseys, is organised by the Argentine Rugby Union .Argentina played its first international rugby match in 1910 against a touring British...
, from 1990 to 2002, scoring 10 tries, 49 points in aggregate. He was selected for the 1991 Rugby World Cup
1991 Rugby World Cup
The 1991 Rugby World Cup was the second edition of the Rugby World Cup, and was jointly hosted by England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland and France; at that time, the five European countries that participated in the Five Nations Championship making it the first Rugby World Cup to be staged in the...
finals, playing three matches, and for the 1999 Rugby World Cup
1999 Rugby World Cup
The 1999 Rugby World Cup was the fourth Rugby World Cup, and the first to be held in rugby union's professional era. The principal host nation was Wales, although the majority of matches were played outside the country, shared between England, France, Scotland and Ireland...
finals, playing this time five matches.
He was currently the head coach of Uruguay
Uruguay national rugby union team
The Uruguay national rugby union team is the representative side of Uruguay, governed by the Unión de Rugby del Uruguay. They have been playing international rugby since 1948. Their jersey is blue and black and they are known as Los Teros. They qualified twice for the Rugby World Cup, in 1999 and...
in the qualifyings for the 2011 Rugby World Cup
2011 Rugby World Cup
The 2011 Rugby World Cup was the seventh Rugby World Cup, a quadrennial international rugby union competition inaugurated in 1987. The International Rugby Board selected New Zealand as the host country in preference to Japan and South Africa at a meeting in Dublin on 17 November 2005...
, but missed the final place in dispute.