Martim Aguiar is a Portuguese

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coach and a former player. He played for

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, where he was also a coach. Aguiar became head coach of the Portugal national team on 13 September 2016 and signed a three-year contract. During his coaching tenure, Portugal participated in qualification for the

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, but failed to qualify. Also during his tenure, Portugal won the twice the 2017-18 Rugby Europe Trophy and the

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, both with a grand slam, and also the one-game playoff match against

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(37-32), for a place in the

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. He was replaced shortly after by French coach

Patrice Lagisquet Patrice Lagisquet (born 4 September 1962) is a former French rugby union footballer and a current coach. He played as a wing. He was nicknamed "The Bayonne Express". Lagisquet was born in Arcachon. He first played at U.A. Gujan-Mestras, until mo ...

.Patrice Lagisquet vai ser o novo seleccionador nacional, Público, 14 June 2019 (Portuguese)
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Martim Aguiar é o novo seleccionador nacional de râguebi, Público, 13 September 2016 (Portuguese)
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