Patrick Arlettaz

Patrick Arlettaz (born 4 April 1972) is a French rugby union coach and former player.^[1]

Patrick Arlettaz

Full name	Patrick Arlettaz
Date of birth	(1972-04-04) 4 April 1972 (age 53)
Place of birth	Perpignan, France
Height	6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight	186 lb (84 kg)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 1992–1996 Perpignan () 1996–2001 Narbonne () 2001–2006 Montpellier () 2006–2007 ES Catalane () International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1995 France 1 (10) Coaching career Years Team 2005–2006 Montpellier (assistant) 2006–2008 ES Catalane 2008–2011 Narbonne (backs) 2012–2014 Perpignan (assistant) 2016–2019 Perpignan (assistant) 2019–2023 Perpignan 2023– France (backs)

Born in Perpignan, Arlettaz played as a centre and was capped once for the France national team in 1995. His appearance came against Romania at Tucuman as part of the Argentina-hosted Latin Cup and he scored two tries. He spent his career with USA Perpignan, RC Narbonne, Montpellier RC and ES Catalane, before retiring as a player in 2007.^[2]

Arlettaz became head coach of USA Perpignan for the 2020–21 season and immediately led them to the Rugby Pro D2 championship title, thus gaining promotion to the Top 14. He coached the club for two seasons in the Top 14, then in 2023 moved onto a role with the national team, replacing Laurent Labit as attack coach post the World Cup.^[3]

See also

• List of France national rugby union players