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. Feijoo had 23 caps for

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, 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

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finals. Spain played in the 1999 Rugby World Cup finals, but lost all the three matches. He was elected President of the

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at May 2014.Alfonso Feijóo, nuevo presidente de la Federación Española, Marca, 31 May 2014 (Spanish)
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Profile of Alfonso Feijoo
1953 births Living people Spanish rugby union players Spanish rugby union coaches Rugby union centres Spain international rugby union players Rugby union players from the Basque Country (autonomous community) Sportspeople from San Sebastián {{Spain-rugbyunion-bio-stub