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Julio Tapia

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Julio Tapia
Personal information
Full name Julio del Carmen Tapia Callao
Date of birth (1952-09-27) 27 September 1952 (age 72)
Place of birth Nogales, Chile
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
Everton
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1971 Everton 1 (0)
1973–1974 Unión La Calera 26 (8)
1975 Regional Antofagasta 17 (3)
1976–1981 Real España 69 (17)
1981–1982 Atlético Morazán 22 (6)
1982–1983 Marathón 12 (2)
1983 Atlético Independiente
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Julio del Carmen Tapia Callao (born 27 September 1952) is a Chilean former footballer who played for clubs in Chile and Honduras.

Career

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Born in Nogales, Chile, Tapia is a product of Everton de Viña del Mar youth system[1] and made one appearance in the 1971 season for them[2] before joining military service for a year.[1] Then, he returned to play football for Unión La Calera[3][4] and Regional Antofagasta[5] in his homeland. As a member of Unión La Calera, he scored a goal in the first win in the history of the club against Colo-Colo on 24 January 1974.[6]

In 1976, he moved to Honduras alongside his fellow Andrés Soto Araya thanks to the coach Carlos Padilla and joined Real España, with whom he spent five seasons until 1981, becoming a historical player of the club.[7] In addition to Soto Araya, he also coincided with his compatriot Rubén Rodríguez-Peña when the club became three-times champion in the 1976–77 season.[8][9][10] He also scored a goal in the historical hammering by 5–0 against Pumas UNAH on 30 October 1977.[11] He won a second league title in the 1980–81 season.[12]

In Honduras, he also played for Atlético Morazán,[13] Marathón and Atlético Independiente, his last club in 1983.[1]

Personal life

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Despite his short stature, he was nicknamed Camión (Truck) due to his strength, an alias that was given him when he was a player of Unión La Calera.[1]

He made his home in El Higuero village from Choloma and owns a balcony factory.[1]

His parents were Emilia Callao and Julio del Tránsito Tapia. Along wis wife, Ana Margarita Pacheco, he has four children.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g ""Mi mejor gol se lo anoté..."". www.laprensa.hn (in Spanish). La Prensa (Honduras). 8 July 2007. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
  2. ^ "Everton 1971 - Campeonato Nacional". www.solofutbol.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 March 2023.
  3. ^ "CAPÍTULO 12". Historia de Unión La Calera (in Spanish). 20 July 2010. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
  4. ^ "UNIÓN LA CALERA 3:1 COLO-COLO TORNEO NACIONAL 1973". historiadecolocolo.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 March 2023.
  5. ^ "REGIONAL ANTOFAGASTA 5:4 COLO-COLO TORNEO NACIONAL 1975". historiadecolocolo.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 March 2023.
  6. ^ Navarrete, Luis (29 August 2022). "Colo Colo pierde en el tiempo adicional tras dos años y medio" (in Spanish). La Tercera. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
  7. ^ Gómez, Bayron (14 July 2019). "¡En su aniversario! Este es el 11 histórico del Real España, según Jaime Villegas". www.diez.hn (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 March 2023.
  8. ^ López Lutz, Elmer (26 May 2020). "Bicampeonatos, tricampeonatos, tetracampeonatos y pentacampeonatos en la historia de los 93 torneos oficiales en Honduras". www.diez.hn (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 March 2023.
  9. ^ GG (12 December 2020). "44 años del único tricampeón de torneos largos en el fútbol hondureño". www.diariomas.hn (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 March 2023.
  10. ^ (Revista Al Marco) Rubén Rodríguez Peña, Estanislao Ortega, Julio Cey Arzú y Jaime Villegas, Julio del Carmen Tapia, Ernesto Ramírez, José Edelmim Castro y Manuel Soto Araya,tres Chilenos en la alineación del España Tri- Campeón. on Facebook (in Spanish). 4 July 2020. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
  11. ^ "UN DÍA COMO HOY" (PDF). La Tribuna (in Spanish). 19755. Honduras: 32. 30 October 2020. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
  12. ^ Aguilar, Marco (7 July 2010). "Real España ficha a defensa chileno". www.diez.hn (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 March 2023.
  13. ^ (Ligas Nacionales de Honduras Historias) HISTORIA CLUB ATLETICO MORAZAN/JUVENTUD MORAZANICA on Facebook (in Spanish). 2017. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
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