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Esteban Meneses
Professor Esteban Meneses (born 13 September 1972), is a former Argentine rugby union player, now head coach of the Uruguay national rugby union team, Uruguayan national team. Playing Meneses, born in La Plata, played for his local team for most of his playing career. Starting out in the junior section at his club La Plata Rugby Club, La Plata at a young age, Meneses moved through the ranks to senior rugby in 1992. He was part of the La Plata team that won the last Torneo de la URBA, URBA Championship organised by the national union before it became a regional competition, and helped his side to second place in the Nacional de Clubes, Nacional de Clubes competition. In 1999, Meneses signed with Italian side Rugby Calvisano, Calvisano, which saw him play second tier European Rugby during the 1999–2000 European Challenge Cup. He remained in Italy for three more years, moving to Amatori Alghero in the 2001–2002 season, before returning home to La Plata a season later where he b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Plata
La Plata () is the capital city of Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. According to the , it has a population of 654,324 and its metropolitan area, the Greater La Plata, has 787,294 inhabitants. It is located 9 kilometers (6 miles) inland from the southern shore of the Río de la Plata estuary. La Plata was planned and developed to serve as the provincial capital after the city of Buenos Aires was federalized in 1880. It was officially founded by Governor Dardo Rocha on 19 November 1882. Its construction is fully documented in photographs by Tomás Bradley Sutton. La Plata was briefly known as ''Ciudad Eva Perón'' (Eva Perón City) between 1952 and 1955. The city is home to two important first division football teams: Estudiantes de La Plata and Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata. History and description After La Plata was designated the provincial capital, Rocha was placed in charge of creating the city. He hired urban planner Pedro Benoit, who designed a city layout based on a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
