Rugby player
| Date of birth | (1992-08-09)9 August 1992 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Makarska, Croatia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 18 November 2024(2024-11-18) (aged 32) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Rome, Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 103 kg (16 st 3 lb; 227 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Amar Kudin (9 August 1992 – 18 November 2024) was a Croatian-born Italian rugby union player and police officer, who played as a hooker. He competed for Fiamme Oro in the Top12.
Born in Croatia, Kudin moved to Italy at a young age, spending most of his time at local rugby youths. Amar spent a couple years with Treviso Youth before joining Rugby San Dona on a professional contract. After a few successful seasons, he returned to his old club after Treviso's clearing out of half the team. In 2014–15 Pro12 season, he played for Benetton.
In 2011, Kudin was named to the Italy Under 20 squad.
Death
In the early morning of 18 November 2024, while on duty as a police officer, Kudin was involved in a collision between two vehicles and died on the scene from his injuries. He was 32.
References
- "Prendono forma le Fiamme di Casellato: In arrivo Kudin e Fragnito? | Rugby Mercato". 29 April 2016.
- "Amar Kudin – Fiamme Oro Rugby".
- "The Benetton fishing still at home Mogliano here Amar Kudin, 26 August 2014". Archived from the original on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 13 November 2014.
- Guinness Pro 12, Amar Kudin, September, 2014
- "Aman Kudin, chi era il poliziotto morto nell'incidente tra due volanti a Roma: giocava a rugby nelle Fiamme Oro". Il Messaggero (in Italian). 18 November 2024.
External links
- http://www.espn.co.uk/italy/rugby/player/135396.html
- http://www.itsrugby.co.uk/player-22347.html
- https://web.archive.org/web/20141113140439/http://www.benettonrugby.it/c1_106/giocatore.ashx?idsm=4_31