Martín Gaitán

Martín Gaitán

Date of birth	June 15, 1978 (1978-06-15) (age 33)
Place of birth	Paraná, Entre Ríos, Argentina
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	85 kg (13 st 5 lb)
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position	Centre
Professional / senior clubs
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
2002-present 1997-2002	Biarritz CASI
correct as of 30 September 2007.
National team(s)
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
1998-present	Argentina	8	(40)
correct as of 30 September 2007.
Sevens national teams
Years	Club / team		Comps
1998-2002	Argentina		22
correct as of 30 September 2007.

Martín Gaitán (born June 15, 1978 in Paraná) is an Argentine rugby union footballer. He has played club rugby in Argentina and France, as well as playing for the Argentina national rugby union team.

Gaitán started his career with Club Atlético San Isidro in 1997. He soon earned his debut for the national team, playing against the United States team in 1998. He then spent most of the next four years playing sevens.

In 2002, Gaitán moved to France to play for Biarritz and in 2003 he was selected to be part of the Argentina Rugby World Cup squad. He was selected to play for Argentina at the 2007 tournament, but a scan revealed that he had a blocked artery in his heart missed the tournament in order to have surgery.

External links

• RWC2003 profile

Persondata
Name	Gaitan, Martin
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Date of birth	1978-06-15
Place of birth	Paraná, Entre Ríos, Argentina
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