Martín Gaitán (born June 15,ínGaitá 1978 in Paraná) is a former Argentine rugby union footballer and a current coach. He played as a centre.

Gaitán started his career with Club Atlético San Isidro in 1997. He soon earned his debut for the national team, playing against the United States team in 1998. He then spent most of the next four years playing sevens.

Martín Gaitán

In 2002, Gaitán moved to France to play for Biarritz and in 2003 he was selected to be part of the Argentina Rugby World Cup squad. He was selected to play for Argentina at the 2007 tournament, but a scan revealed that he had a blocked artery in his heart, this meant that missed the tournament in order to have surgery. He eventually had to retire from rugby because of this.

Martín Gaitán

He has been the assistant coach for the National senior side under head coach Daniel Hourcade since 2013.

Martín Gaitán

External links

RWC2003 profile

1978 births

Living people

Sportspeople from Paraná, Entre Ríos

Argentine rugby union players

Rugby union centres

Club Atlético San Isidro rugby union players

Biarritz Olympique players

Argentina international rugby union players

Argentina international rugby sevens players

2007 Rugby World Cup players

2003 Rugby World Cup players