Alfonso Feijoo García (born in

San Sebastián San Sebastián, officially known by the bilingual name Donostia / San Sebastián (, ), is a city and municipality located in the Basque Autonomous Community, Spain. It lies on the coast of the Bay of Biscay, from the France–Spain border ...

, 5 January 1953) is a former Spanish rugby union footballer and a current coach. He's also a Physical Education teacher in

. Feijoo had 23 caps for

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, during his career. He later become a rugby union coach, taking office as head coach of Spain, in 1997. He achieved his country first ever qualification for the

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finals. Spain played in the

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finals, but lost all the three matches. He was elected President of the

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at May 2014.Alfonso Feijóo, nuevo presidente de la Federación Española, Marca, 31 May 2014 (Spanish)
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1953 births Living people Spanish rugby union players Spanish rugby union coaches Rugby union centres Spain international rugby union players Rugby union players from the Basque Country (autonomous community) Sportspeople from San Sebastián {{Spain-rugbyunion-bio-stub