Martín Gaitán
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| Martín Gaitán | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Date of birth | June 15, 1978 | ||
| Place of birth | Paraná, Entre Ríos, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 91⁄2 in) | ||
| Weight | 85 kg (13 st 5 lb) | ||
| Rugby union career | |||
| Playing career | |||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Clubs | Caps | (points) | |
| 2002-present 1997-2002 |
Biarritz CASI |
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| National team(s) | Caps | (points) | |
| 1998-present | Argentina | 8 | (40) |
| 7's National teams | Tournaments | ||
| 1998-2002 | Argentina | 22 | |
Martín Gaitán (born June 15, 1978 in Paraná) is an Argentine rugby union footballer. He has played club rugby in Argentina and France as well as playing for the Argentina national rugby union team.
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.
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 missed the tournament in order to have surgery.
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