| Born | José Julio Álvarez de Temiño (1961-11-03)3 November 1961 (age 64) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 1,84 m | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 105 kg (231 lb)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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José Julio Álvarez de Temiño (born inValladolid, on 3 November 1961), known also by his nicknamePirulo,[3] is a Spanish formerrugby union player and currently coach. He played as aprop.[4]
He started to play rugby union for the Colegio de Lourdes team at junior and youth levels.[5] He then played for Colegio San José until the rugby section of the college was suppressed. He later joinedCR El Salvador, where he would mostly play for the rest of his career, winning twoDivisión de Honor titles in 1991 and 1997.[6] At international level, he debuted forSpain on 8 May 1983 againstSweden, inArstad. He captained Spain in three seasons and also won a bronze medal at the1993 Mediterranean Games. His last international cap was during a test against aScotland XV on 6 May 1995, inMadrid. He also earned 10 junior international caps, 5 under-23 caps and 75 senior international caps,[7] being the third player with most international caps for Spain.[8]
In 2010, he was appointed as scrum coach for his former club, CR El Salvador, being also part of the club's directors board.[9][10]In 2021, he took part in the Spanish rugby union documentaryQuince.[11]
