Martín José Terán Nougués (born
San Miguel de Tucumán, 25 July 1969) is a former Argentine
rugby union and
association football player. He played as a
wing. He is considered the best Tucumán player of the history, after
Omar Hasan.
Career
Terán played for
Tucumán Rugby Club
Tucumán Rugby Club, is an Argentina, Argentine sports club based in the city of Yerba Buena, Tucumán, Yerba Buena in Tucumán Province. Although other sports (such as tennis and field hockey) are practised in the institution, Tucumán is mostly k ...
since 1975–76, entering the first team in 1988. He would play there until 1992–93, winning the
Campeonato Argentino in 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992 and 1993.
He had 30 caps for
Argentina, from 1991 to 1995, scoring 11 tries, 50 points in aggregate. He was called for the
1991 Rugby World Cup
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, playing in three games and scoring two tries in the 19–32 loss to
Australia
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, at 4 October 1991, in
Llanelli, and one try at the 12–35 loss to
Samoa, at 13 October 1991, in
Pontypridd. He was called for the
1995 Rugby World Cup
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The World Cup was the first major sporting event to take place in Sou ...
, playing in three matches but not scoring.
Terán also played association football in 1995 when one of the main clubs from his city,
Atlético Tucumán, made him an offer to play for the club. Playing as
winger, Terán scored 11 goals for the squad that took part of "Liga Tucumana de Fútbol", the regional body of Tucumán. His high goal average made Terán to be called to the senior team that played at
Primera B Nacional. Terán scored the goal v.
Douglas Haig that allowed Atlético to remain in the division.
With Atlético Tucumán, Terán played six games in the
1996–97 season. At the age of 27, he retired from football, putting an end to his sports career.
Martín Terán: "La pasión nació desde chico y la mantengo hoy aún como espectador"
La Gaceta de Tucumán, 18 Jun 2012
References
External links
1969 births
Living people
Argentine men's footballers
Argentine rugby union players
Argentina international rugby union players
Tucumán Rugby Club players
Rugby union wings
Argentina international rugby sevens players
Men's association football wingers
Atlético Tucumán footballers
Sportspeople from San Miguel de Tucumán
Rugby union players from Tucumán Province
1991 Rugby World Cup players
1995 Rugby World Cup players
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