Juan Lanza (born 7 June 1963 in

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) is a former Argentine rugby union footballer and manager. He played as wing.

Career

Playing during his entire career for

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, he debuted for

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in 1985, during the 1985 South American Rugby Championship held in

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, becoming continental champion. Two years later, he was champion again during the 1987 South American Rugby Championship held in

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; he was in the roster which took part at the 1987 Rugby World Cup in

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and

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, playing in all the three pool stage matches against Fiji, Italy and the All Blacks, which coincided with his last international cap, on 1 June 1987. He constituted, along with his brother

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, the first Argentine couple of twins in the

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. After retiring as player, Juan Lanza, like his brother, started his coaching career and currently he is coach of

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which until 2008, he coached the first team alongside PedroCUBA comenzó ganando en el Nacional

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