Alfonso Feijoo
Alfonso Feijoo García (born in San Sebastián, 5 January 1953) is a former Spanish rugby union footballer and a current coach. He's also a Physical Education teacher in San Sebastián.
| Birth name | Alfonso Feijoo García | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 5 January 1953 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | San Sebastián, Basque Country, Spain | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notable relative(s) | Pablo Feijoo (son) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Feijoo had 23 caps for Spain, during his career. He later become a rugby union coach, taking office as head coach of Spain, in 1997. He achieved his country first ever qualification for the Rugby World Cup finals. Spain played in the 1999 Rugby World Cup finals, but lost all the three matches.
He was elected President of the Spanish Rugby Federation at May 2014.[2]
References
- "Alfonso Feijoo Garcia". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 2019-10-04.
- Alfonso Feijóo, nuevo presidente de la Federación Española, Marca, 31 May 2014 (Spanish)
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