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Giovanbattista Venditti

ジョヴァンバティスタ・ヴェンディッティ　/　じょゔぁんばてぃすた・ゔぇんでぃってぃ

Rugby union player from Italy

March 27, 1990 (age 36)　・　Avezzano, Province of L'Aquila, Italy

Province of L'Aquila
rugby union player

My Take

Giovanbattista Venditti, the towering 188 cm wing from Avezzano, is the sort of player who anchors a national rugby era. Forty-four caps for Italy, a Six Nations call-up in 2012 and a debut against France that same year tell the story of a genuine international, not a passing name. Wings get remembered for the glory of scoring tries, but I am drawn to the brutal running and defensive work that comes first. Now retired, he represents a generation that carried Italian rugby on the European stage with real heart. From a distance, I find that kind of durable, unflashy service genuinely worth saluting.

Overview

Giovanbattista Venditti (Italian pronunciation: [dʒoˌvambatˈtista venˈditti] ; born 27 March 1990) is a retired Italian rugby union player for of Italian national rugby union team. He represented Italy on 44 occasions and he normally played as a wing. In January 2012 he was called up to the Italian team for the 2012 Six Nations Championship. He made his Italian debut against France on 4 February 2012.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Giovanbattista Venditti
Name (Japanese): ジョヴァンバティスタ・ヴェンディッティ
Reading: じょゔぁんばてぃすた・ゔぇんでぃってぃ
Born: March 27, 1990 (age 36)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Aries / Horse
Origin: Avezzano, Province of L'Aquila, Italy
Blood type: Private
Height: 188 cm
Agency: Private
Occupation: rugby union player

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Private

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A7%E3%83%B4%E3%82%A1%E3%83%B3%E3%83%90%E3%83%86%E3%82%A3%E3%82%B9%E3%82%BF%E3%83%BB%E3%83%B4%E3%82%A7%E3%83%B3%E3%83%87%E3%82%A3%E3%83%83%E3%83%86%E3%82%A3

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