Juan Pablo Orlandi (born 20 June 1983) is an

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former

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footballer who played at

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. He previously played for Racing Métro in France and

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. Orlandi has also represented the

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. In February 2013, he signed for Bath Rugby for the 2013-14 season. However, on 5 January 2015, Orlandi signed with

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with immediate effect from the 2014-15 season. On 6 Jan 2016 he was signed as a Medical Joker replacement to Pau in France. He retired in the

Aviron Bayonnais Aviron Bayonnais ( eu, Baionako Arrauna), commonly called Bayonne, is a French rugby union club from Bayonne (''Baiona'', in Basque) in Pyrénées-Atlantiques which, for the 2016-17 season, competed in the top tier of the French league system, ...

in 2019 to start a career as a rugby coach. He coached the Aviron Bayonnais sub-21 team for two years. He signed as a forwards coach in

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. Orlandi made his international debut for Argentina on 8 November 2008 in a

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against

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. Orlandi was called up for Argentina's squad for the

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* 1983 births Living people Argentine people of Italian descent Sportspeople from Mendoza, Argentina Rugby union props Rugby Rovigo Delta players Racing 92 players Argentine rugby union players Argentina international rugby union players Bath Rugby players {{Argentina-rugbyunion-bio-stub