Frederico Sousa
Frederico Abreu Sousa (born Lisbon, 18 August 1978) is a former Portuguese rugby union player and a current coach. He played as a centre. His team was Direito.
| Date of birth | August 18, 1978 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Lisbon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 83 kg (183 lb; 13.1 st) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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He was one of the most experienced players for the Portuguese squad, and was a member of his country squad that entered the 2007 Rugby World Cup finals. He played three matches, with Scotland, Italy and Romania. He had 47 caps for his national team, from 2000 to 2007, with 4 tries scored, 20 points in aggregate.
He was the head coach of the Portugal national rugby team from 2013 to 2014, but failed to qualify his country to the 2015 Rugby World Cup. He was replaced by João Luís Pinto in July 2014. Sousa was also the coach of representative team Lusitanos XV that compete in the European Challenge Cup since 2013.[1]
References
- "Sousa hoping Lusitanos XV will learn". Ercrugby.com. 9 December 2013. Archived from the original on 7 February 2017. Retrieved 19 December 2013.