Name Carlos Baldassari | ||
Lome Fa'atau individual try vs Uruguay 2003
Carlos Andrés Baldassari (born Salta, 15 March 1979) is a former Uruguayan rugby union player and a current coach. He played as a wing.
He started his career at Salto Rugby Club, aged 6 years old, where he played until 18. He then moved to Champagnat, in Montevideo, where he became noticed and was called for Uruguay.
He had 11 caps for Uruguay, scoring 2 tries, 10 points on aggregate. His first match was at the 57-0 loss to Argentina, at 27 August 2003, in Buenos Aires, for the Pan-American Championship. He was called for the 2003 Rugby World Cup, playing in two full matches but without scoring. His last match was at the infamous 134-0 loss to South Africa, at 11 June 2005, in East London, in a tour, when he was only 26 years old.
After finishing his player career, he became a coach. He became coach of Farrapos, in Bento Gonçalves, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, in July 2009. He led Farrapos, who was previously a minor team in his state, to four titles of the Rio Grande do Sul Championship, a Cup of Brazil win and to the I Division, where is one of the five best teams of Brazil.