Federico Martín Aramburú

Federico Martín Aramburú

Date of birth	(1980-01-20)20 January 1980
Place of birth	La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Date of death	19 March 2022(2022-03-19) (aged 42)
Place of death	Paris, France
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	86 kg (13.5 st; 190 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing, Centre Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) CASI () Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2004–2006 2006–2008 2008–2010 2010–2011 2011–2012 Biarritz Perpignan Dax Glasgow Warriors CASI 52 21 43 32 7 (40) (5) (30) (20) (10) International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2004–2009 Argentina 22 (40) National sevens team Years Team Comps 2002–2005 Argentina 11

Federico Martín Aramburú (Spanish pronunciation: [feðeˈɾiko maɾˈtin aɾambuˈɾu]; 20 January 1980 – 19 March 2022) was an Argentine rugby union player.

Biography

Aramburú was born in La Plata, Buenos Aires Province. He primarily played as a wing and centre for Glasgow Warriors in the Pro12 and for Argentina.

He spent much of his early career in France with Biarritz Olympique, USA Perpignan and US Dax. In joining the Glasgow squad in the summer of 2010, he joined his fellow Argentine international Bernardo Stortoni, who was the first choice full back at the club. After his international debut in April 2004 in a match against Chile, Aramburú won 22 caps, (17 starts and 5 appearances from the bench) scoring eight tries, including one against Georgia in the 2007 World Cup. Of his 17 international starts, six were at outside centre, three at inside centre, and four on each wing.

He was killed on 19 March 2022 in a drive-by shooting after an argument at a bar in Paris. The killer was far-right terrorist Loïk Le Priol, already known for acts of violence. On 23 March, the suspect was arrested in Hungary, according to French prosecutors.

Honours

Biarritz Olympique

• Top 14: 2004–05, 2005–06

External links

• (in Spanish) UAR player profile
• (in French) stats at itsrugby.fr
• stats at scrum.com