Paulo Murinello
Paulo Murinello
| Date of birth |
(1981-12-28) December 28, 1981 |
| Place of birth |
Mozambique |
| Height |
1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) |
| Weight |
83 kg (183 lb; 13.1 st) |
| Rugby union career |
| Playing career |
| Position |
Flanker |
| National team(s) |
| Years |
Club / team |
Caps |
(points) |
| 1993-2007 |
 Portugal |
54 |
(10) |
Paulo Murinello (born Mozambique, 4 May 1974) is a former Portuguese rugby union player and a current coach. He played as a flanker. He last played for Cascais. He's also a student of Sport Gestion at the Faculdade de Motricidade Humana, in Lisbon.
Murinello had 54 caps for Portugal, from 1993 to 2007, scoring 2 try, 10 points in aggregate. He scored the only Portuguese try in the 11-102 loss to Wales, in Lisbon, at 18 May 1994, for the 1995 Rugby World Cup qualifyings.[1] It was the first time Portugal ever played a then Five Nations Championship country. Murinello was in the squad for the 2007 Rugby World Cup finals, playing in all the four matches.
References
- ↑ Report of Portugal-Wales Match
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