Fabio Gaetaniello

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Fabio Gaetaniello
Date of birth (1958-08-23) 23 August 1958 (age 65)
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight185 lb (84 kg)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1978-1982
1982-1988
Rugby Parma F.C. 1931
()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1980-1991  Italy 30 (20)
Coaching career
Years Team
1994-2004
2004-2006
2006-2011
Livorno
 Italy Sevens
Cavalieri Prato

Fabio Gaetaniello (born 25 August 1958 in Livorno) is a former Italian rugby union player and coach. He played as a centre.

Club career

He started his career at CUS Pisa, like his brother Fabrizio, who also would be an international player, where he played until 1977/78. He moved afterwards to

Rugby Parma F.C. 1931
, where he played from 1982/83 to 1987/88. Once again, he returned to Rugby Livorno 1931, his team from 1988/89 to 1993/94, where he finished his player career. Gaetaniello never won an important national title during his player days.

National Team Career

He had 30 caps for

United States, in Otley, at 5 October 1991. That would be the second win and the best result to date of Italy at the competition. His last game came at the 21-31 loss to New Zealand, in Leicester, at 13 October 1991, aged 33 years old, as Italy exited competition at the 1st round.[1]

Coaching career

Gaetaniello become a coach, after ending his player career, being in charge of Rugby Livorno 1931, from 1994/95 to 2003/04. He was the coach of Italy Sevens national team for two seasons, from 2004/05 to 2005/06. He was in charge of

Andrea De Rossi
, from 2006/07 to 2010/11, achieving the promotion to the Super 10 in 2008/09, and being runners-up of the Italian Championship in 2010/11.

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