The murder of Federico Martín Aramburu mourns all Argentine rugby. In the early hours of the morning, the former Los Pumas player was shot after an altercation in a bar in Paris and died at the age of 42. The life of the former player of the Argentine national team was linked to rugby since its inception.
At the age of just 19, he made his debut at CASI, one of the most traditional clubs in the discipline in Argentina. After five years, he moved to France to play for Biarritz Olympique, a team that plays in the Top 14, the first division of the French league. That same season in 2004 was when he made his debut at Los Pumas (he was the 623rd player to debut on the national team) in a match against Chile.
With the national team he had 22 appearances and scored eight tries, but perhaps the most remembered by all was the one he won in the match for third place in the 2007 World Cup against France. When it was just over 52 minutes into the match, Argentina was in front of the scoreboard 17-3 and Aramburu crowned a play that was chosen by World Rugby as one of the 10 best tries in history.
“I was just with the right, the dumb half bad (because of her less skilled leg) and I had to cross inside. Luckily I crossed paths and got into it,” the former center recalled a couple of years ago during a live broadcast he did on Instagram.
In addition to that score that was part of the 34-10 win that allowed Los Pumas to win the bronze medal and climb the world cup podium for the first time in its history, Federico Martín Aramburu also scored another try: it was against Georgia in the group stage duel that ended with Argentina's 33-3 victory, in what was the second day of Group D.
In his international experience, the 42-year-old former player became two-time champion of French rugby with Biarritz in the 2004-2005 and 2005-2006 seasons. He then went to play USA Perpignan (2006-2008) and US Dax (2008-2010) until he moved to Scotland to play in the Glasgow Warriors (2010-2012).
After his retirement, Aramburu decided to stay and live in Biarritz, where he worked as a club leader and also undertook other tasks as a tourism and wine entrepreneur, so he sometimes visited the province of Mendoza.
“We learned of the death of Federico Martín Aramburú under tragic circumstances. The entire BOPB sends its deepest condolences to his family and loved ones, and assures them of their full support,” wrote the official account of the club in which he became the champion of rugby in France.
For his part, the captain of that historic Los Pumas team, Agustín Pichot, could not fail to remember his teammate in the world conquest. “A hug to the whole family of Fede and his friends at this sad time. We're going to miss you a lot,” he said.
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