Federico Martín Aramburú (; 20 January 1980 – 19 March 2022) was an Argentine

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player.

Biography

He was born in La Plata, Buenos Aires Province, and primarily played as a

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but could also play

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for

Glasgow Warriors Glasgow Warriors are a professional rugby union side from Scotland. The team plays in the United Rugby Championship league and in the European Professional Club Rugby tournaments. In the 2014–15 season they won the Pro12 title and became t ...

in the

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, and also for

Argentina Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the southern half of South America. Argentina covers an area of , making it the second-largest country in South America after Brazil, th ...

. In joining the Glasgow squad in the summer of 2010 he joined his fellow Argentine international Bernardo Stortoni who was the first choice full back at the club. Since his international debut in April 2004, in a match against , Martín Aramburú had played 22 times, (17 starts and 5 appearances from the bench) scoring eight tries, including one against in the 2007 World Cup. Of his 17 international starts six have been at outside centre, three at inside centre, and four on each wing. He previously spent much of his career in France with

US Dax Union sportive dacquoise, also known as US Dax, is a French rugby union club currently playing in Nationale, the third level of the French league system. They were founded in 1904. They play at Stade Maurice Boyau (capacity 16,170). They wear ...

USA Perpignan Union Sportive Arlequins Perpignanais, also referred to as USA Perpignan or Perpignan, is a French professional rugby union club founded in 1933 and based in Perpignan, in the Pyrénées-Orientales department. They compete in the Top 14, Franc ...

and originally with

Biarritz Olympique Biarritz Olympique Pays Basque (; ), usually known simply as Biarritz, is a French professional rugby union team based in the Basque city of Biarritz, Nouvelle-Aquitaine which competes in the Pro D2, the second division of French rugby. Biarritz p ...

. He was killed on 19 March 2022, in a drive-by shooting after an argument in a bar in

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. The killer is far-right terrorist Loïk Le Priol, already known for acts of violence. On 23 March, the suspect was arrested in

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, according to French prosecutors.

Honours

*Champion of France with Biarritz 2005–06 and 2004–05

References

External links

UAR player profile

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Aramburu, Federico Martin 1980 births 2022 deaths Sportspeople from La Plata Rugby union players from Buenos Aires Province Argentine people of Basque descent Argentine rugby union players Rugby union centres Biarritz Olympique players USA Perpignan players US Dax players Glasgow Warriors players Argentina international rugby union players Argentina international rugby sevens players Deaths by firearm in France People murdered in France Argentine people murdered abroad 2007 Rugby World Cup players Argentine expatriate rugby union players in France