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Uruguayan Juan Carlos Bado is the new Head Coach of Getxo. The Spanish Basque club has unveiled the former Rugby World Cup Tero now being head of the club. Getxo plays in the División de Honor, the elite division of Spanish rugby.
The former Teros second-rower was involved in Rugby World Cup 2015 as a coach. He was a part of the Uruguayan staff in England and Wales. Prior to that he took to the field as a player, appearing in both Rugby World Cup 1999 and 2003.
As as one Uruguay’s leading players during his playing days, he earned 60 caps. This was over a lengthily period of eleven years and at a time with restricted opportunities. Indeed, the Americas Rugby Championship would not start until 2016.
As a professional, Bado played for five French clubs. Of these the most notable was Stade Français whom he helped win the the French title.
In his post playing days Bado has had success as a coach. In 2016 he took the u19 side of Montevideo club Old Boys to the Uruguayan national title. Last season he coached French Fédérale 1 club Saint Nazare.
Getxo will be looking for Bado to spark some magic. The club had a disappointing 2016-2017 season, finishing second from bottom. The club won just 4 of 22 Division de Honor matches last season. The season’s champions, Valladolid Rugby Asociación Club, won 19 regular season matches as did beaten finalists Club de rugby El Salvador.
The 2017-2018 División de Honor season will kick-off on September 17 and run until May 27. The play-off’s are to follow with the top six clubs participating.
