Alberto Zapata
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alberto de Jesús Zapata Urriola | ||
| Date of birth | February 28, 1979 | ||
| Place of birth | Panama City, Panama | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Atlético Nacional | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1999 | Real España | ||
| 1999 |
Vida | ||
| 2000–2002 | Tauro | ||
| 2001 |
Tecos UAG | 20 | (16) |
| 2002 |
Chorrillo | ||
| 2003 | Alianza (Panama) | ||
| 2004 | Olimpia Asunción | ||
| 2005 | Municipal Valencia | ||
| 2005 | Alianza (Panama) | ||
| 2006 | San Francisco | ||
| 2007 | Puerto Rico Islanders | 17 | (4) |
| 2008 | San Francisco | 37 | (25) |
| 2009 | Maccabi Netanya | 11 | (1) |
| 2009 | Alianza (El Salvador) | 10 | (1) |
| 2010 | San Francisco | 19 | (5) |
| 2010–2012 | Sporting San Miguelito | 29 | (9) |
| 2013–2015 |
Atlético Nacional | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 2000–2009 | Panama | 15 | (2) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 September 2008 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of October 20, 2008 | |||
Alberto de Jesús Zapata Urriola (born 28 February 1979) is a retired professional
Atlético Nacional
.
Club career
A much-travelled striker or attacking midfielder, Zapata played alongside compatriot
Chorrillo from Tauro in his native Panama in summer 2002[5] and moved to Alianza in 2003,[6] winning the Panamanian league's MVP award 2003 in the process.[7]
In January 2004 he moved abroad again to play for Paraguayan giants Olimpia[8] and returned to Honduras in January 2005 when recommended to Municipal Valencia by Víctor René Mendieta.[9]
He returned to Panama in 2005 to play for
Hapoel Petah Tikva.[10] In July 2009 he signed with Salvadoran side Alianza,[11] only to leave them in November 2009 after an unsuccessful spell at the club.[12]
After another stint at San Francisco he moved to
SUNTRACS with Zapata scoring one of the goals.[14]
International career
Zapata made his debut for
friendly match against Guatemala and has earned a total of 15 caps, scoring 2 goals. He represented his country in two qualifying matches for the 2002 FIFA World Cup and four qualifying matches for the 2006 FIFA World Cup.[15]
His final international was a January 2009 UNCAF Nations Cup match against Guatemala.
International goals
- Scores and results list. Panama's goal tally first.
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | June 21, 2000 | Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama |  Venezuela |
2–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
| 2. | January 27, 2009 | Estadio Tiburcio Carias Andino, Tegucigalpa, Honduras |
 Guatemala |
1–0 | 1–0 | 2009 UNCAF Nations Cup |
References
- ^ Alberto Zapata aspira dejar Honduras y jugar en México - Panamá América (in Spanish)
- ^ Alberto Zapata no jugará para el Club Vida catracho - Crítica (in Spanish)
- ^ Zapata con 12 goles en el fútbol azteca - Crítica (in Spanish)
- ^ Zapata con positiva campaña en las inferiores de los Tecos - Panamá América (in Spanish)
- ^ Alberto Zapata es el nuevo fichaje de El Chorrillo - La Prensa (in Spanish)
- ^ El Alianza se encamina según su delantero Alberto Zapata - Crítica (in Spanish)
- ^ Alberto Zapata más valioso del 2003 - Panamá América (in Spanish)
- ^ Alberto Zapata se sumó al plantel de Olimpia - La Prensa (in Spanish)
- ^ Alberto Zapata jugará en Honduras - Panamá América (in Spanish)
- ^ Zapata anota su primer gol en el fútbol de Israel - La Prensa (in Spanish)
- ^ Panameño Zapata reforzará al Alianza de El Salvador - RPC (in Spanish)
- ^ Zapata se fue de Alianza Archived 2016-03-06 at the Wayback Machine - La Prensa Gráfica (in Spanish)
- ^ TORNEO APERTURA DE LA LIGA PANAMEÑA DE FÚTBOL Altas y bajas de la LPF Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine - La Prensa (in Spanish)
- ^ Vence al Suntracs 3-0 La Policía Nacional sube a la LPF - La Prensa (in Spanish)
- ^ "2004 MATCHES : NORTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA AND CARIBBEAN". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 11 October 2008. Retrieved 2008-10-23.
External links
- Alberto Zapata at National-Football-Teams.com