Marco Bortolami
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Marco Bortolami ([ˈmarko bɔrtoˈlami]; born 12 June 1980) is a rugby union coach and retired Italian international player, whose career includes experience playing in the national top-level Italian (Petrarca Padova), French (RC Narbonne), and English (Gloucester Rugby) championships, before joining the then recently-born Pro14 (with Aironi Rugby and then Zebre). Praised for his leadership skills, he captained all the teams he played for at professional level.[1][2][3] At international level, he also captained the Italian side since 2002 till the 2007 Rugby World Cup, before being replaced in the permanent role by Sergio Parisse. He currently serves as head coach for Benetton Rugby in the United Rugby Championship.[4]
Birth name | Marco Bortolami | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | (1980-06-12) 12 June 1980 (age 43) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Padua, Veneto, Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 112 kg (247 lb; 17.6 st) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Northern Elementary | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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