José Ignacio Inchausti Bravo (born 1 January 1973 in

Madrid Madrid ( , ) is the capital and most populous city of Spain. The city has almost 3.4 million inhabitants and a metropolitan area population of approximately 6.7 million. It is the second-largest city in the European Union (EU), and ...

) is a Spanish former rugby union player and coach. He is nicknamed ''Tiki''. He played as a centre.

Playing career

He debuted for the

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in a test match against

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in Tokyo, on 20 August 1999. He played in the

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and also in the

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. His last international match was against

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at Ljubljana, on 27 March 2005. At the time of his World Cup cap, despite being the only squad member to play for a Spanish second division club, Moraleja Alcobendas, where he played for his entire career.

Alfonso Feijoo 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 Spain, during his career. He later b ...

had included him primarily because of his speed and potential despite having yet to score for Spain.

Coaching career

From 2008, Inchausti was named as coach of the

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. He was named again as coach of the Spain national rugby sevens team in 2015, replacing

Alberto Socías Alberto Socías Olmos (born 16 May 1973 in Valencia) is a former Spanish rugby union player and coach. He plays as a centre. He is the younger brother of Antonio Socías, who also was former Spanish international. Career His first international ...

. He also coached Spain during the

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. Currently, as of 2016, he coaches his former club

Alcobendas Rugby Club Deportivo Básico Alcobendas Rugby is a Spanish rugby team based in Alcobendas, Spain. History The club was established in 2003 by local fans from Alcobendas, and played its first ever season in División de Honor that year, occupying the pla ...

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* 1973 births Living people Sportspeople from Madrid Spanish rugby union players Rugby union centres Spain international rugby union players Spanish rugby union coaches Coaches of international rugby sevens teams Olympic coaches for Spain Rugby union players from the Community of Madrid 1999 Rugby World Cup players {{Spain-rugbyunion-bio-stub