Juan José Imhoff (born 11 May 1988) is a former Argentine professional

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player who played as a

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Club career

He played for Duendes Rugby Club, from 2009 to 2011, in the

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, which he won twice, in 2009 and 2011. He moved afterwards to

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in the French

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, where he has played since 2011/12 till 2024. He was part of the

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, winning this tournament.

International career

He also played for Argentina Jaguars (now Argentina XV) He has 35 caps for

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, since his first game at the 89-6 win over

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, at 20 May 2009, for the

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, in

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, where he scored 4 tries. He was also part of the Argentine squad at the

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, playing in four games, three as a substitute, and scoring 2 tries, 10 points on aggregate. Imhoff has been a member of the Argentina squad that competed in the Rugby Championship in 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015. Imhoff played at the

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, where Argentina reached the 3rd place, scoring 3 tries in the historical first ever win over

by 37-25, in

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. This historical feat made him one of the two top try scorers of the tournament with 3 tries and 15 points. Imhoff has currently 21 tries scored for his national team, in an aggregate of 105 points. He competed at the

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scoring 3 tries. Imhoff was also part of Argentina's Olympic sevens team for the

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. Imhoff returned to the Pumas for their first victory against the All Blacks of New Zealand, as part of the Tri Nations Series on November 14, 2020.

Honours

; Racing 92 * 1×

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References

External links

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2011 Rugby World Cup Profile
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Imhoff, Juan Jose 1988 births Living people Argentine rugby union players Rugby union wings Rugby union fullbacks Argentina international rugby sevens players Argentina international rugby union players Duendes Rugby Club players Racing 92 players Pampas XV players Argentine people of Swiss descent Argentine people of German descent Argentine expatriate rugby union players in France 21st-century Argentine sportsmen Rugby union players from Rosario, Santa Fe Rugby sevens players at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic rugby sevens players for Argentina 2011 Rugby World Cup players 2015 Rugby World Cup players 2023 Rugby World Cup players