Andrea Moretti (born 13 November 1972) is a former Italian

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player and now an assistant coach of

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squad. He played as a hooker. Born in Mantua, Moretti first played for Mantua, becoming a professional at

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in 1996/97, where he stayed until 1999/2000. He spent the 2000/01 season at Worcester Rugby in England, then returned to Italy. Moretti reached the heights of his playing career at

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, which he represented from 2001/02 to 2005/06. He won the Italian Premiership in 2003/04 and the Italian Cup in 2002/03. He spent the final seasons of his career at

Rugby Viadana Rugby Viadana 1970 is an Italian rugby union club based in Viadana (province of Mantua, Lombardy). The club was established in 1970, and has since won the Italian championship in 2002, and the Coppa Italia three times. They also compete in Euro ...

, from 2005/06 to 2007/08, winning the Italian Cup in the 2006/07 season and the Italian Supercup of 2007. Moretti had 13 caps for

, from 1997 to 2005, never scoring. He was called for the

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, playing two games. He was also present at the

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, playing a single game. He played for the

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against the

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at 9 April 2008, in their 43–0 win. He became assistant coach after finishing his player career, holding functions at Rugby Viadana (2008/09-2009/10) and currently at

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, in the

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, since 2010/11. After his first experience with

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in 2020 and 2021, in April 2022 he was named interim assistant coach of Zebre in the

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* * 1972 births Living people Italian rugby union players Italy international rugby union players Rugby union hookers Worcester Warriors players Sportspeople from Mantua Rugby union players from Lombardy 1999 Rugby World Cup players Italian expatriate rugby union players in England Rugby Calvisano players {{Italy-rugbyunion-bio-stub