Martín Gaitán
| Date of birth | June 15, 1978 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Place of birth | Paraná, Entre Ríos, Argentina | ||
| Height | Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). | ||
| Weight | 85 kg (13 st 5 lb) | ||
| Rugby union career | |||
| Playing career | |||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Professional / senior clubs | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 2002-present 1997-2002 |
Biarritz CASI |
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| correct as of 30 September 2007. | |||
| National team(s) | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 1998-2007 | Argentina | 10 | (40) |
| correct as of 30 September 2007. | |||
| Sevens national teams | |||
| Years | Club / team | Comps | |
| 1998-2002 | Argentina | 22 | |
| correct as of 30 September 2007. | |||
Martín Gaitán (born June 15, 1978 in Paraná) is an Argentine rugby union footballer. He has played club rugby in Argentina and France, as well as playing for the Argentina national rugby union team.
Gaitán started his career with Club Atlético San Isidro in 1997. He soon earned his debut for the national team, playing against the United States team in 1998. He then spent most of the next four years playing sevens.
In 2002, Gaitán moved to France to play for Biarritz and in 2003 he was selected to be part of the Argentina Rugby World Cup squad. He was selected to play for Argentina at the 2007 tournament, but a scan revealed that he had a blocked artery in his heart missed the tournament in order to have surgery.
From 2013, he has been the assistant coach for the National senior side under head coach Daniel Hourcade.
