Carlos Andrés Baldassari (born 15 March 1979 in

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) is a Uruguayan former rugby union player and a current coach. He played as a wing. Baldassari started his career at Salto Rugby Club, aged 6, where he played until he was 18. He then moved to Champagnat, in

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, where he became noticed and was called to play for Uruguay. He had 11 caps for Uruguay, scoring 2 tries, 10 points on aggregate. His first match was a 57-0 loss to Argentina, on 27 August 2003, in Buenos Aires, for the Pan-American Championship. He participated in the

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, playing in two full matches but without scoring. His last match was the infamous 134-0 loss to South Africa on 11 June 2005, in

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, in a tour, when he was 26 years old. After finishing his player career, he became a coach. He became coach of Farrapos, in Bento Gonçalves,

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, Brazil, in July 2009. He led Farrapos (previously a minor team in his state), to four titles of the Rio Grande do Sul Championship, a Cup of Brazil win, and to the I Division, where they are one of the top five teams in Brazil.Farrapos: antes e depois de Baldassari, Serra Nossa, 13 October 2013 (Portuguese)
In 2016, Baldassari became the coach of Serra Rugby Club.

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