Andrea Benatti | |
Birth Date: | 8 November 1979 |
Birth Place: | Viadana, Lombardy, Italy |
Height: | 1.9m (06.2feet) |
Weight: | 950NaN0 |
Position: | Flanker |
Youthclubs1: | Viadana |
Years1: | 2000–2010 |
Clubs1: | Viadana |
Apps1: | 70 |
Points1: | 25 |
Years2: | 2010−2012 |
Clubs2: | Aironi |
Apps2: | 8 |
Points2: | 0 |
Repyears2: | 2001−2003 |
Repteam2: | Italy |
Repcaps2: | 5 |
Reppoints2: | 5 |
Clubupdate: | 1 February 2020 |
Repupdate: | 1 February 2020 |
Andrea Benatti (pronounced as /it/; born 8 November 1979) is an Italian rugby union player who last played for Aironi in the Pro12 in Italy.[1] Once considered a star prospect, Benatti sat out several games for the national team in reserve for Mauro Bergamasco. A strong tackler with good ball-carrying skills, he has won five caps for Italy.
On 2 December 2017, the two Benatti's children, Kim (aged 2) and Leonardo Zeus (aged 5) were murdered by his wife Antonella Barbieri.[2]