Eduard Louis Coetzee (born 8 September 1979) is a South African former professional rugby union player.
| Full name | Eduard Louis Coetzee | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 8 September 1979 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Pretoria, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 264 lb (120 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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A Bulls under-age product, Coetzee was a prop and played in the Super 12 for the Sharks, until taking up a contract with French club Aviron Bayonnais in 2005. He crossed over to Biarritz in 2007 and was a member of the side that contested the 2010 Heineken Cup final. In 2011, Coetzee undertook a tour of Argentina with the French Barbarians.[1] He announced his retirement at the end of 2011 on the advice of doctors, following a series of head knocks.[2]
Coetzee took over from Gary Teichmann as CEO of the Sharks in 2019, having previously served as their COO.[3]
References edit
- ^ "2 SA men in Barbarians team". TimesLIVE. 17 May 2011.
- ^ "Coetzee forced to quit". Sky Sports. 15 November 2011.
- ^ "Changes at the Sharks as Eduard Coetzee is appointed new CEO". TimesLIVE. 17 July 2019.