Aratz Gallastegui Sodupe (born 4 September 1976 in

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) is a basque former

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player. He played as a scrum-half. In his home region, the Basque Country, his name is often spelled as Aratz Gallastegi.

Career

He debuted for the

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in a test match against

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on 8 November 1997. Gallastegui also played two matches of the

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for Spain against

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and

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, the latter being his last international cap for Spain. At club level, he mainly played for

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. After retiring as player, Gallastegui became coach of Durango RT in 2008. From 2014 he is the backs coach of Ordizia Rugby Elkartea.

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* 1976 births Living people Sportspeople from Biscay Spanish rugby union players Rugby union players from the Basque Country (autonomous community) Rugby union scrum-halves Spain international rugby union players People from Greater Bilbao 1999 Rugby World Cup players Saint-Jean-de-Luz Olympique players {{Spain-rugbyunion-bio-stub