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| Born | Paolo Vaccari (1971-01-17)17 January 1971 (age 54) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 93 kg (205 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | Politecnico di Milano (Architecture) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Sports Manager | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Paolo Vaccari (born 17 January 1971) is an Italian formerrugby union player. He was a versatile back: he used to play ascentre,wing, orfull-back. He is currently[as of?] a sports manager.
Born and raised inCalvisano, Vaccari debuted withRugby Calvisano's senior squad on 1 February 1987 againstPetrarca inPadua.After six seasons with Calvisano he moved toAmatori Milano, then owned bySilvio Berlusconi and known as "Milan Rugby", and won an Italian title in 1995; got back to Calvisano he joined the Italian Championship's Final 6 times in a row, from 2001 to 2006, winning the title again in 2005.
Vaccari won his first cap in 1991 againstNamibia inWindhoek (defeat 7–17, although he scored a try at his debut); he went on playing three consecutive editions of theRugby World Cup (1991,1995 and1999).
Vaccari was part of theItalian team that won for the first time the1997 FIRA Trophy againstFrance. His most significant international performance was the 1997 FIRA Trophy Final, played inGrenoble, a 40–32 win which meant the first Italy win over France. The title was instrumental in Italy's admission to theFive Nations Championship, now renamedSix Nations Championship, in 2000.
Vaccari was also invited by theBarbarians to play a match inLeicester in April 1998, which he considers as "a highlight in his career".[1]
He won his last international againstScotland during the2003 Six Nations Championship.
In 2003 Vaccari graduated inArchitecture at thePolitecnico, University ofMilan, together with his fellow National teammate Massimo Giovanelli.[2]
In 2006 he retired;[3] currently he is a member of the Board of theItalian Rugby Federation.[4]