Víctor Zapata

Football player infobox
playername = Víctor Zapata


fullname = Víctor Eduardo Zapata
height = height|m=1.83
nickname = "Chapa"
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1979|1|20
cityofbirth = San Martín
countryofbirth = Argentina
currentclub = Vélez Sársfield
clubnumber = 16
position = Midfielder
youthyears =
youthclubs = Argentinos Juniors
years = 1998-1999
1999-2003
2003-2004
2004-2007
2007-present
clubs = Argentinos Juniors
River Plate
Real Valladolid
River Plate
Vélez Sársfield
caps(goals) = 15 (0)
99 (8)
25 (2)
86 (7)
34 (4)
pcupdate = 5 September 2008

Víctor Zapata is a left footed Argentine football midfielder. He was born on January 20 1979, in the city of San Martín in the Buenos Aires Province of Argentina. He currently plays for Velez Sarsfield of the Primera Division Argentina.

Zapata started his career in 1998 with Argentinos Juniors, a club that has produced many talented players of the last 30 years.

In 1999 Zapata moved to River Plate where he won four league titles during his first spell with the club. In 2003 he spent a season with Real Valladolid in La Liga in Spain, he returned to River after Valladolid were relegated at the end of the season.

In 2007 Zapata joined Vélez Sársfield in a free transfer after River denied the possibility of extending his contract.

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External links

*es [http://www.futbolxxi.com/Futbolista.aspx?ID=11940&SEOFutbolista=Zapata+Victor+Eduardo Argentine Primera statistics]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SqQyyuyNOhU Video of goal]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YerNe5fbWUA&NR=1 Video of Velez Sarsfield-San Lorenzo 2-0]