Carlos Rodolfo Ambrosio (born 27 December 1961 in

Córdoba Córdoba most commonly refers to: * Córdoba, Spain, a major city in southern Spain and formerly the imperial capital of Islamic Spain * Córdoba, Argentina, 2nd largest city in the country and capital of Córdoba Province Córdoba or Cordoba may ...

) is an Argentine rugby union former player and a current coach. He played as a fly-half and as a centre.

Player career

He played for Tala Rugby Club, in Córdoba,

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. He was the first Italian-Argentine to play for

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. He had 12 caps for Italy, from 1987 to 1989, scoring 1 try and 3 penalties, 13 points on aggregate. He was called for the

1987 Rugby World Cup The 1987 Rugby World Cup was the first Rugby World Cup. It was co-hosted by New Zealand and Australia – New Zealand hosted 21 matches (17 pool stage matches, two quarter-finals, the third-place play-off and the final) while Australia hosted 11 ...

, playing a single game in what was his debut for the Italian side, at the 70-6 loss to

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, in

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, at 22 May 1987. He didn't score at his single presence at the competition. Ambrosio last game was at the 15-12 loss to the

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, in

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, at 5 November 1989, for the 1989-1990 FIRA Trophy.

Coach career

He returned to Argentina after finishing his player career, where he was head coach of Córdoba Rugby Club, from 1999 to 2000. He came back to Italy, where he was head coach of

Petrarca Rugby Petrarca Rugby is a rugby union club from Padua, Italy, currently competing in the top tier of the Italian rugby union, the Top10. Founded in 1947, the team is the rugby union branch of the Unione Sportiva Petrarca, an omnisport club that inclu ...

, from 2002/03 to 2003/04, and Segni, from 2005/06 to 2006/07. Moving back to Argentina, he was the director of the Federal Center of Development and High Performance of the province of

, from October 2008 to 2011, on behalf of the UAR. After his replacement by Francisco Rubio, he took over the direction of the federal technical sector of the youth. He was the head coach of

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at the

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, finishing in 9th place. In November 2014, he was announced as the new head coach of

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. He was in charge until 2019Brasil e Uruguai se enfrentam em Volta Redonda, Brasil Rugby, 17 November 2014 (Portuguese)

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* 1961 births Living people Argentine rugby union players Italian rugby union players Italy international rugby union players Argentine rugby union coaches Italian rugby union coaches Sportspeople from Córdoba, Argentina Brazil national rugby union team coaches Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Brazil Argentine sportspeople of Italian descent Petrarca Rugby players 1987 Rugby World Cup players {{italy-rugbyunion-bio-stub