Manuel Leindekar
{{short description|Uruguayan rugby union player}}
{{expand French|topic=bio|date=January 2022}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}}
{{Infobox rugby biography
| name = Manuel Leindekar
| image = Manuel Leindekar 2023.jpg
| birth_name = Manuel Leindekar Virginio
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1997|4|23|df=y}}
| birth_place = Montevideo, Uruguay
| death_date =
| death_place =
| height = 6ft 8in
| weight = 18st 1lbs
| school = The British Schools of Montevideo
| position = Lock
| currentclub = Bayonne
| amatyears1 = 2015−2017
| amatteam1 = Old Boys
| years1 = 2017-2022
| clubs1 = Oyonnax
| apps1 = 58
| points1 = 0
| years2 = 2022-
| clubs2 = Bayonne
| apps2 = 23
| points2 = 0
| repyears1 = 2015−2017
| repteam1 = Uruguay Under 20
| repcaps1 = 7
| reppoints1 = 10
| repyears2 = 2016–
| repteam2 = {{nrut|Uruguay}}
| repcaps2 = 28
| reppoints2 = 5
| clubupdate = 30 June 2023
| repupdate = 9 September 2023
}}
Manuel Leindekar Virginio (born 23 April 1997){{cite web|url=http://en.espn.co.uk/scrum/rugby/player/295022.html|title=ESPN profile|access-date=8 September 2019|work=ESPN}} is a Uruguayan rugby player whose primary position is lock. He plays for Aviron Bayonnais in the French Top 14 and for the Uruguay national rugby union team.
Club career
Leindekar started his career playing in Uruguay at The British Schools and later the alumni club Old Boys.{{cite web |url=https://www.busqueda.com.uy/Archivo/Manuel-Leindekar--Hay-confianza-en-que-estoy-haciendo-las-cosas-bien--uc32671 |title= Manuel Leindekar: 'Hay confianza en que estoy haciendo las cosas bien' |website=Búsqueda |date=2017-09-07 |language=es}}
In December 2015, he went to France to sign with Oyonnax Rugby. In mid 2022 he signed with Aviron Bayonnais.{{cite news|url=https://www.americasrugbynews.com/2022/04/03/bayonne-sign-uruguayan-manuel-leindekar-from-oyonnax/|work=Americas Rugby News|title=Bayonne sign Uruguayan Manuel Leindekar from Oyonnax|date=3 April 2022|access-date=4 April 2022}}
International career
Leindekar made his international debut for Uruguay on 13 May 2017, in a South American Rugby Championship game against Paraguay.{{cite web|url=http://en.espn.co.uk/scrum/rugby/match/295027.html|title=Uruguay v Paraguay|work=ESPN|date=13 May 2017|access-date=8 September 2019}}
He was selected for Uruguay's 31-man squad for the 2019 Rugby World Cup on 30 August 2019.{{cite web|url=https://www.rugbyworldcup.com/news/446222|title=Los Teros name squad for Japan 2019|publisher=Rugby World Cup|date=30 August 2019|access-date=1 September 2019}}
References
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External links
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{{Oyonnax Rugby squad}}
{{Uruguay Squad 2019 Rugby World Cup}}
{{Uruguay 2023 Rugby World Cup squad}}
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Category:Uruguayan rugby union players
Category:Oyonnax Rugby players
Category:Uruguayan expatriate rugby union players in France
Category:Uruguay international rugby union players
Category:People educated at The British Schools of Montevideo
Category:2019 Rugby World Cup players
Category:2023 Rugby World Cup players
Category:Rugby union players from Montevideo
Category:21st-century Uruguayan sportsmen
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