Felipe Contepomi

Felipe Contepomi

Contepomi during a training session of Stade Français.
Birth name	Felipe Contepomi
Date of birth	(1977-08-20) 20 August 1977 (age 46)
Place of birth	Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	92 kg (14 st 7 lb)
School	Colegio Cardenal Newman, (Buenos Aires)
University	Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland
Notable relative(s)	Manuel Contepomi (twin brother), Silvana Contepomi, Juan Pablo Contepomi, Francisco Contepomi, Bebe Contepomi, Lia Contepomi, Maria Elena Contepomi, Mercedes Villegas, Santiago Villegas, Francisco Villegas, Joaquin Villegas
Spouse	Sofia Gallego Soto
Children	Catalina, Manuela, Juan Ignacio
Rugby union career
Position(s) Fly-half, Centre Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) 1996–2000 2003–2004 2005 2013–14 Club Newman Carlow RFC Lansdowne FC Club Newman () Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2001–2003 Bristol 60 (769) 2003–2009 Leinster 116 (1,225) 2009–2011 Toulon 41 (165) 2011–2013 Stade Français 30 (172) 2013–2015 Club Newman () Correct as of 12 June 2013 International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1998–2013 Argentina 87[1][2] (651)[3] Correct as of 6 October 2013 National sevens team Years Team Comps 1998–2002 Argentina 7s 9 Correct as of 11 July 2014 Coaching career Years Team 2015 Argentina XV (assistant coach) 2015–2017 Jaguares (defence coach) 2017–2018 Argentina XV 2018–2022 Leinster (backs coach) 2022–2023 Argentina (assistant coach) 2024– Argentina

Felipe Contepomi (born 20 August 1977) is an Argentine professional rugby coach who is currently the head coach of the Argentine national side.

He was a rugby union footballer who played fly-half or centre; his last club was Club Newman, in the first division of the URBA championship, before signing with professional teams in Europe. He was a key player for Argentina, having played 15 years for the national team. His twin brother Manuel was also a Puma.

Contepomi was inducted into the World Rugby Hall of Fame in November 2017.^[4]