Mirco Bergamasco

Mirco Bergamasco

Full name	Mirco Bergamasco
Date of birth	23 February 1983 (1983-02-23) (age 28)
Place of birth	Padova, Italy
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	77 kg (12 st 2 lb)[1]
Nickname	Micro
Notable relative(s)	Arturo Bergamasco (father) Mauro Bergamasco (brother)
Occupation(s)	Professional rugby union footballer
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position	Wing, Centre or Fullback
Professional / senior clubs
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
2001–2003 2003–2010 2010–	Petrarca Stade Français Racing Métro	?	(?)
correct as of 2006-08-12.
National team(s)
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
2002–	Italy	73	(229)
correct as of 21 October 2010.

Mirco Bergamasco (born 23 February 1983) is an Italian rugby union footballer. He primarily plays centre, presently with Parisian club Racing Métro in the French Top 14, and internationally with Italy. Before joining Racing for the 2010–11 season, he had spent seven seasons with the other (and, in recent years, more prominent) Paris club Stade Français.

Born in Padua, Bergamasco is the son of Arturo and the younger brother of Mauro Bergamasco, both Italian internationals. He made his international debut against France in the 2002 Six Nations, having previously appeared against an All-Star XV in a non-cap international.

He established himself as a regular in the Azzurri side under John Kirwan, but suffered a jaw injury during the 2003 World Cup in Australia, and was forced to miss all but two of Italy's games – spoiling a great year which had seen him score three tries in the Six Nations. He is now playing alongside his brother for both club and country, having joined Stade Français in 2004.

He switched to inside centre from the back three and was considered one of the stars of the 2006 Six Nations championship, scoring three tries in five matches.

Bergamasco appeared on the cover and in the 2004 edition of Les Dieux du Stade, a calendar in which French rugby players pose nude. He and his brother are featured on the cover of the Italian version of the EA Sports game Rugby 08. In the 2011 Six nations, Mirco kicked 5 from 7 against France, and had the winning kicking to defeat them. As of 2010, he plays for Racing Metro 92.

References

1. ^ "FrenchRugbyClub Racing-Métro 92 squad". FrenchRugbyClub.com. http://frenchrugbyclub.com/Players/Racing-Metro-Players.html. Retrieved 8 April 2011. 

External links

• RBS 6 Nations profile

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Name	Bergamasco, Mirco
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Date of birth	23 February 1983
Place of birth	Padova, Italy
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