Bortolo "Tas" Baitieri was born on 14 July 1957 and is an Australian rugby league administrator, former professional player in the 1970s and 1980s, and coach in the 1980s and 1990s.
13 Facts About Tas Baitieri
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Tas Baitieri played for the Penrith Panthers and the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs in Australia, and Paris Chatillon XIII in France.
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Tas Baitieri was later the coach of the French national team.
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Tas Baitieri was appointed as coach of the French national team in 1985.
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Tas Baitieri was dismissed from the role in 1987 amid economic issues for the French Rugby League Federation.
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Several years later, Tas Baitieri returned to Australia and coached and player-coached the Cumberland College of Health Sciences Rugby League team in the NSW University Rugby League Competition.
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In 1985, Tas Baitieri attended the RLIB meeting in Paris as a translator for French Rugby League Federation chairman Jacques Soppelsa.
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In 1993, Tas Baitieri was appointed as Victoria Rugby League's development officer by the Australian Rugby League.
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Tas Baitieri was the chief executive of the short-lived French Super League club Paris Saint-Germain.
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In 1998, Tas Baitieri refereed a match between Japan and Lebanon, both playing in their first ever international.
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Tas Baitieri is a development officer for the Rugby League International Federation.
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Tas Baitieri was a development officer for the National Rugby League until he was made redundant in 2020.
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In 2022, Tas Baitieri was the team manager of the Italian national team at the 2021 Rugby League World Cup.