Cameron Ciraldo
| Personal information | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nickname | Ciro, Cam | |||||
| Born | 30 October 1984 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | |||||
| Height | 194 cm (6 ft 4 in) | |||||
| Weight | 104 kg (16 st 5 lb) | |||||
| Playing information | ||||||
| Position | Second-row, Lock | |||||
| Club | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 2005–2007 | Cronulla-Sutherland | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2008–2011 | Newcastle Knights | 43 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| 2012–2013 | Penrith Panthers | 32 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Total | 94 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |
| Representative | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 2009–2013 | Italy | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Source: RLP | ||||||
Cameron Ciraldo (born 30 October 1984 in Sydney, New South Wales) is an Italian Australian rugby league coach and former professional footballer. He is currently the head coach of the Penrith Panthers in the National Youth Competition. He previously played for the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks, Newcastle Knights and Penrith Panthers in the National Rugby League. His position of choice was in the second row but he can also play lock.
He is one of the tallest players in the NRL at 194 cm.
Cameron was a finalist in the Sexiest Man in League contest for 2006, where he was placed third with 12.5% of the vote.
On 23 March 2009 when he was playing for the Newcastle Knights against the Cronulla Sharks, Ciraldo suffered an injury identified as a severe dislocation of the right ankle. He was escorted from the field with his ankle rotated at approximately 90-100 degrees.
In August 2011, Ciraldo signed a 2-year deal with the Penrith Panthers.[1]
International career
Ciraldo is of Italian descent and is eligible to represent the Italy national rugby league team.[2]
He was named in the Italian squad for the 2009 European Cup, however did not feature in the tournament.[3] In 2011, he was announced as a member of the Italian squad for the 2013 World Cup qualifying campaign, and featured in all three matches at Italy were successful in achieving qualification.[4]
He was named vice-captain of the 2013 Rugby League World Cup squad.[5]
Career highlights
- Junior Club: Menai Roosters and St Josephs
References
- ↑ http://www.theherald.com.au/news/local/news/general/ciraldo-signs-with-panthers/2262026.aspx
- ↑ http://www.catholicweekly.com.au/article.php?classID=3&subclassID=27&articleID=2167&class=Features&subclass=Sport
- ↑ http://www.rugbyleague.com/rugby-league-news/italians-aim-to-step-up.html
- ↑ Minichiello to lead Italy in 2011 RLWC European Qualifiers rleague.com, 6 April 2011
- ↑ http://www.rlwc2013.com/rugby-league-world-news/article/1117/italy-name-squad-for-rlwc