Andrea De Rossi (born 8 August 1972 in

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) is an Italian former rugby union footballer and a current coach. He played as number eight. De Rossi first team was Rugby Livorno, where he played from 1990/91 to 1999/2000. He then went to represent

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, from 2000/01 to 2003/04, then, as player-coach,

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, from 2003/04 to 2005/06, and

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, from 2006/07 to 2009/10. He won the Cup of Italy for Rugby Calvisano, in 2003/04. De Rossi had 32 caps for

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, from 1999 to 2004, scoring 10 points. He had his debut at the

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finals, in a match where he played as a substitute, with

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. It was the only match he entered at the tournament. He was present again at the

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finals, this time as the captain, playing three matches. The Italian back rower played four times at the Six Nations, in 2000, 2002, 2003 and 2004.

Quotes

"In rugby luck doesn't counts. What counts is the body, heart, intelligence and the will to fight."

External links

* 1972 births Living people Italian rugby union players Italian rugby union coaches Rugby union number eights Italy international rugby union players Cavalieri Prato players Sportspeople from Genoa 1999 Rugby World Cup players 2003 Rugby World Cup players {{Italy-rugbyunion-bio-stub