Santiago Gómez Cora
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Santiago Gómez Cora (born July 25, 1978) is a former rugby sevens player for
IRB Sevens World Series circuit with 230 until May 21, 2016 when Kenyan Collins Injera took the spot.[1]
He also ranks among the top five players in career points and in appearances.
Gómez Cora also played full-back for the Pumas in fifteens.[citation needed] In March 2008 it was confirmed he would move to Welsh club Ospreys.[citation needed]
Coaching
In September 2013, Gómez Cora became head coach of the Argentina national rugby sevens team.[2] Gómez Cora has previously coached the Argentina women's rugby sevens team. In addition to his duties with Argentina's national teams, he works with Serevi Rugby, a training and development program founded by Fiji legend Waisale Serevi; he is based in Buenos Aires and operates the organization's Latin American efforts.[3]
References
- ^ "All Time Player Tries". IRB.com. Retrieved February 17, 2009.
- ^ IRB.com, Gómez Cora new Puma Sevens coach, Sep. 13, 2013, http://www.irbsevens.com/news/newsid=2068727.html
- ^ "Biographies: Santiago Gomez Cora". Serevi Rugby. Retrieved February 12, 2014.
External links
- Translated version of player profile
- Santiago Gómez Cora at the World Rugby Men's Sevens Series(archived)
- Santiago Gómez Cora at Olympedia
- Santiago Gómez Cora at the Comité Olímpico Argentino (in Spanish)