Andrea Marcato

Andrea Marcato
Marcato in 2006 at Stadio Flaminio, Rome
Birth nameAndrea Marcato
Date of birth (1983-04-17) 17 April 1983 (age 41)
Place of birthPadua, Italy
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight82 kg (181 lb)
UniversityUniversity of Padua
Rugby union career
Position(s) Utility back
Youth career
1998-2002 Petrarca
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2002-2005 Petrarca 27 (211)
2005-2010 Benetton Treviso 58 (395)
2010-2011 Petrarca 2 (9)
2011 Benetton Treviso 2 (0)
2011-2013 Calvisano 25 (187)
2013-2017 Petrarca 35 (145)
Correct as of 21 May 2018
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2006-2009 Italy 16 (75)
Correct as of 10 June 2024
Coaching career
Years Team
2017- Petrarca
2024- Italy U-20 (Assistant coach)

Andrea Marcato (born 17 April 1983) is an Italian rugby union coach and former international player. He won 16 caps for Italy and played in the 2008 and 2009 Six Nations Championships. After the end of his playing career he began coaching and is the head coach of Petrarca Rugby, a position he has held since 2017.

Mainly a fly-half,[1] Marcato also used to play fullback.[1]

As a player Marcato won 4 Italian championships with Benetton Treviso and also appeared for them in the Celtic League and the Heineken Cup; in 2011 he came back to Italy to newly promoted Calvisano, with which he won the 2011-12 title, his 5th personal Scudetto and 3rd for the club.

As coach, he won 3 scudetto (2018, 2022 and 2024) and one Coppa Italia (2022), all with Petrarca Padova. Since June 2024 he is also assistant coach of the Italy U-20 national team.

  1. ^ a b "Mallett rings changes in Italy side". The Sydney Morning Herald. 26 February 2009. Retrieved 4 June 2012.