Andrea Sgorlon, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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Italian rugby union footballer and coach
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Place of Birth: San DonĂ di Piave, Veneto, Italy
About Andrea Sgorlon
- Andrea Sgorlon (born 20 January 1968 in San DonĂ di Piave) is a former Italian rugby union player and a current coach.
- He played as flanker. Sgorlon's first team was San DonĂ , moving afterwards to Benetton Treviso, where he would stay until 2002/03, when he finished his player career.
- He won 5 Italian Championship titles, in 1996/97, 1997/98, 1998/99, 2000/01 and 2002/02, and the Cup of Italy, in 1996/97, during his time there. Sgorlon had 37 caps for Italy, from 1993 to 1999, scoring 2 tries, 10 points on aggregate.
- He was called for the 1995 Rugby World Cup, playing in two games but did not score.
- The highest point of his international career was at the 1995-1997 FIRA Trophy final, at 22 March 1997, when Italy beat France by 40-32, winning the tournament for the first time.After finishing his player career, he became a coach.
- He was in charge of Crociati Rugby Parma (2003-2005), Italy U-18 national team (2005-2007), San Marco Rugby Club (2007-2008), Venezia Mestre Rugby FC (2008-2009), Crociati Rugby Parma (2009-2010), Italy U-17 national team (2011-2012) and of Emerging Italy national team since 2011.
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