Diego Albanese

Diego Luis Albanese

Full name	Diego Luis Albanese
Date of birth	September 17, 1973 (1973-09-17) (age 38)
Place of birth	Mar del Plata, Argentina
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	80 kg (12 st 8 lb)
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position	wing
Professional / senior clubs
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
1990-1999 2000-2001 2001-2002 2002-2005 2005-2006	SIC FC Grenoble Gloucester Leeds Tykes SIC
correct as of 30 September 2007.
National team(s)
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
1995-2004	Argentina	55	(50)
correct as of 30 September 2007.
Sevens national teams
Years	Club / team		Comps
1994-1996, 2001	Argentina		8
correct as of 30 September 2007.

Diego Luis Albanese (born September 17, 1973 in Mar del Plata) is a former Argentine rugby union player who played as a winger. He played for the San Isidro Club in Argentina, French side Grenoble, Gloucester and Leeds Tykes. Albanese made 17 appearances for Gloucester scoring three tries.

He has won 55 caps for Argentina, scoring 50 points, including appearances at the 1995, 1999 and 2003 World Cups. He became famous after scoring the winning try in the World Cup wild card match against Ireland in the 1999 World Cup that put Argentina into their first ever quarter final.

Albanese joined Leeds Tykes in 2002 on a two year contract. He made his debut against Leicester Tigers in August 2002 and helped his new side to a 26-13 win. In his first season 2002-2003 Diego made 18 starts in the Zurich Premiership scoring one try, a match winner against Harlequins at Headingley. After returning from the World Cup in 2003, he went on to make eight more starts in the Zurich Premiership scoring one try, Diego was also a try scorer for Leeds Tykes in the Heineken Cup, in the loss to the reigning European Champions Toulouse at Headingley.

Albanese left the Tykes at the end of the 2004/05 season to return to SIC in Argentina, where he retired in 2006.

External links

• RWC2003 profile

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Name	Albanese, Diego
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Date of birth	1973-09-17
Place of birth	Mar del Plata, Argentina
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