Martín Gaitán
| Date of birth | June 15, 1978 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Paraná, Entre Ríos, Argentina | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 85 kg (13 st 5 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Martín Gaitán (born June 15, 1978 in Paraná) is a former Argentine rugby union footballer and a current coach. He played as a centre.
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, this meant that missed the tournament in order to have surgery. He eventually had to retire from rugby because of this.
He has been the assistant coach for the National senior side under head coach Daniel Hourcade since 2013.
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- 1978 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Paraná, Entre Ríos
- Argentine rugby union players
- Rugby union centres
- Club Atlético San Isidro rugby union players
- Biarritz Olympique players
- Argentina international rugby union players
- Argentina international rugby sevens players
- 2007 Rugby World Cup players
- 2003 Rugby World Cup players
- Argentine expatriate rugby union players in France