Diogo Gama
Portuguese rugby union player
Rugby player
Date of birth | (1981-07-15) 15 July 1981 (age 42) | ||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Place of birth | Lisbon, Portugal | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||
Weight | 90 kg (198 lb; 14 st 2 lb) | ||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||
|
Diogo Gama (born 15 July 1981, in Lisbon) is a Portuguese rugby union player who plays as a centre or as a wing.
Career
Gama was the only member of S.L. Benfica at the Portugal national team that was present at the 2007 Rugby World Cup finals. He played at the 31–5 loss to Italy. He moved to CRC Madrid Noroeste after the event. He returned to Benfica for the 2009–10 season.
Gama had 15 caps for his country, with a try scored, since his debut, at 25 February 2006, with Russia, in a 19–19 draw.
As of 2023, he was named technical director for the El Salvador national football team[1].
References
- ^ "Diogo Gama, el exrugbier que dirige las selecciones nacionales de El Salvador – Diario El Salvador" (in Spanish). 12 September 2023. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
External links
- Diogo Gama International Statistics
- v
- t
- e
Portugal squad – 2007 Rugby World Cup
- Aguilar
- Cabral
- Carvalho
- Foro
- Gama
- Leal
- Malheiro
- Da. Mateus
- Di. Mateus
- D. C. Pinto
- J. Pinto
- Pissarra
- Portela
- Sousa
Coach: Morais
This biographical article relating to Portuguese rugby union is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
- v
- t
- e