Dr. Alejandro Allub (born 1 December 1976, Córdoba) is a former Argentine rugby union footballer. He played as a lock. He works as a pediatrician.

Career

Allub played for

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, in

Córdoba, Argentina Córdoba () is a city in central Argentina, in the foothills of the Punilla Valley, Sierras Chicas on the Primero River, Suquía River, about northwest of Buenos Aires. It is the capital of Córdoba Province, Argentina, Córdoba Province a ...

, and for

USA Perpignan Union Sportive Arlequins Perpignanais, also referred to as USA Perpignan or Perpignan, is a French professional rugby union club founded in 1933 and based in Perpignan, in the Pyrénées-Orientales department. They compete in the Top 14, Franc ...

, in

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. He received 29 caps for

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, from 1997 to 2001, scoring 1 try, 5 points in aggregate. He was a member of the "Pumas" squad that participated at the

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finals, playing five matches and scoring the single try of his international career. Allub had to leave high competition in 2001 after experiencing an acute myocardical infarction.Allub deja el rugby, La Nación
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References

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Interview with Alejandro Allub (In Spanish)
1976 births Living people Argentine rugby union players Rugby union locks Argentina international rugby union players Rugby union players from Córdoba, Argentina 1999 Rugby World Cup players USA Perpignan players Argentine expatriate rugby union players in France {{Argentina-rugbyunion-bio-stub