Carlo Checchinato

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| caption = Checchinato in 2021

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1970|8|30}}

| birth_place = Adria, Province of Rovigo

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| position = Lock

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| years1 = 1988-1995

| years2 = 1995-2005

| clubs1 = Rugby Rovigo

| clubs2 = Benetton Treviso

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| repteam1 = Italy

| repcaps1 = 83

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Carlo Checchinato (born 30 August 1970 in Adria, Province of Rovigo) is an Italian rugby union former player and is the current team manager for the Italy national team.

Checchinato was born in Adria, close to Rovigo. His father, called Giancarlo, was an international lock, being capped for Italy during the 1970s. He was with the Italy national team at the World Cup in 1995 in South Africa, 1999 in Wales and in 2003 in Australia as well as in several tournaments. He earned 83 caps and scored 21 tries in international matches. Checchinato's international try total was an all-time record for forwards until 2007, when it was surpassed by Colin Charvis of Wales.{{cite web |url=http://www.wru.co.uk/41_15897.php |title=Wales battle but are defeated by world champions |publisher=Welsh Rugby Union |date=2007-11-24 |accessdate=2007-11-24 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080216173941/http://www.wru.co.uk/41_15897.php |archivedate=2008-02-16 }}

Normally a number eight, he played for Rugby Rovigo and Benetton Treviso.{{Citation needed|date=October 2020}}

Currently he is the Italy national Team manager.{{Citation needed|date=October 2020}}