Emiliano Caffera (born 30 October 1978) is an Uruguayan rugby union former player and a current coach. He played as a scrum-half.

Playing career

He played at Champagnat, in

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. He had 35 caps for

, from 2000 to 2010, scoring 12 conversions, 15 penalties and 1 drop goal, 72 points on aggregate. He was called for the

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, playing in two games but without scoring.

Coaching career

After finishing his player career, he became a coach. He was the coach of Champagnat. He was also backs coach at Uruguay squad during the

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. He was defence coach for Chiles first ever World Cup in 2023. In October 2023 he was named head coach of Brazil's

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and women's teams.

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Emiliano Caffera International Statistics
1978 births Living people Uruguayan rugby union players Uruguayan rugby union coaches Rugby union scrum-halves Uruguay international rugby union players 2003 Rugby World Cup players 21st-century Uruguayan sportsmen {{Uruguay-rugbyunion-bio-stub