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| Birth name | Marco Bortolami | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 12 June 1980 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Padua, Veneto, Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 112 kg (247 lb; 17.6 st) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Northern Elementary | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Marco Bortolami ([ˈmarko bɔrtoˈlami]; born 12 June 1980) is a rugby union coach and retired Italian international player, whose career includes experience playing in the national top-level Italian (Petrarca Padova), French (RC Narbonne), and English (Gloucester Rugby) championships, before joining the then recently-born Pro14 (with Aironi Rugby and then Zebre). Praised for his leadership skills, he captained all the teams he played for at professional level.[1][2][3] At international level, he also captained the Italian side since 2002 till the 2007 Rugby World Cup, before being replaced in the permanent role by Sergio Parisse. He currently serves as head coach for Benetton Rugby in the United Rugby Championship.[4]
- ^ "Bortolami named Gloucester captain". EPCR. 20 November 2007. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
- ^ "Bortolami named Zebre captain". Pro12. 21 August 2012. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
- ^ "Bortolami named Aironi captain". EPCR. 20 November 2007. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
- ^ "MARCO BORTOLAMI SARA' IL NUOVO HEAD COACH PER I PROSSIMI TRE ANNI". Benetton Rugby. 25 January 2021. Retrieved 25 January 2021.