ABOUT US?
Martin Balparda
founder of Contact Player
Playing rugby has been my passion since I was a child. I enjoy practicing this sport very much. I love the pleasure I feel at the moment of playing but also, everything I learnt from it. The importance of teamwork to achieve great results friends that I treasure and values that I implement in other aspects of my life.
I am an accountant. My job experience was always related with financial services. However, I wanted to start a project that involved rugby, so I came up with this entrepreneurship. I consider myself an active and restless person. I am constantly searching for new opportunities and projects far from the conventional.
Nowadays, the world is offering excellent opportunities with little diffusion, targeted for players who pretend to grow . Also, for those who simply want to discover new cultures or face personal challenges (experiences, studies, other jobs, etc), we are convinced that rugby could be a great solution, since he handle opportunities for differents levels and goals.
Manuel Balparda
partner
I have been playing rugby since 1996 and passionate about this sport ever since. Throughout my life this sport gave me many things; a group of friends with whom I learned the importance and value of teamwork. I felt the satisfaction of achieving results that wouldn’t have been made without the effort and commitment of each and every one of us.
My job experience allowed me to decide what sort of person I want to be and what kind of life I want to have. I worked as a sales employee for many years and then travelled a lot. I lived in countries such as New Zealand, Uruguay, United States, Islas Canarias and Angola. I got to know different cultures that enriched me and made me grow as a person. I became friends with people from all over the world and learned something of every culture and country I visited. All together, this made me the person I am today.
I now decided where I want to live for the rest of my life. Nevertheless, I still want to learn from others and be in contact with people from all over. So, I came up with the project that unites my two passions: Rugby and travelling, hoping to inspire others into daring for the unknown.
