Juan Carlos Bado

Who is Juan Carlos Bado?

Juan Carlos Bado is a Uruguayan rugby union player. He plays as a lock.

Bado moved to France where he represented Union Bordeaux Bègles, in 2002/03, Stade Français, from 2003/04 to 2004/05, winning the Pro D2 in 2004/05, US Montauban, from 2005/06 to 2006/07, and where he plays for Oyonnax Rugby since 2007/08.

A emblematic player for Uruguay, Bado has 53 caps, with 2 tries scored, 10 points in aggregate, since his first match, a 67-3 win over Paraguay, in 2 October 1993, in Asunción, for the 1995 Rugby World Cup qualifyings, aged 19 years old. Bado played all the three matches at the 1999 Rugby World Cup and all the four matches at the 2003 World Cup for Uruguay, remaining scoreless.

After a three years absence, he returned to the National Team for the 2007 Rugby World Cup qualifyings, being sent-off in the 18-12 win over Portugal, at 24 March 2007, in Montevideo, who still wasn't enough to secure the qualification to the finals. Once again, he would be called for the 2011 Rugby World Cup qualifyings, playing in the 44-7 win over Kazakhstan at 17 July 2010, in Montevideo, aged 36 years old. He hasn't been called since then.