Chilean footballer
Julio del Carmen Tapia Callao (born 27 September 1952) is a Chilean former footballer who played for clubs in Chile and Honduras.
Career
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
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
^ 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 .
^ "Everton 1971 - Campeonato Nacional" . www.solofutbol.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 March 2023 .
^ "CAPÍTULO 12" . Historia de Unión La Calera (in Spanish). 20 July 2010. Retrieved 16 March 2023 .
^ "UNIÓN LA CALERA 3:1 COLO-COLO TORNEO NACIONAL 1973" . historiadecolocolo.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 March 2023 .
^ "REGIONAL ANTOFAGASTA 5:4 COLO-COLO TORNEO NACIONAL 1975" . historiadecolocolo.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 March 2023 .
^ 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 .
^ 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 .
^ 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 .
^ 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 .
^ (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.
^ "UN DÍA COMO HOY" (PDF) . La Tribuna (in Spanish). 19755 . Honduras: 32. 30 October 2020. Retrieved 16 March 2023 .
^ Aguilar, Marco (7 July 2010). "Real España ficha a defensa chileno" . www.diez.hn (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 March 2023 .
^ (Ligas Nacionales de Honduras Historias) HISTORIA CLUB ATLETICO MORAZAN/JUVENTUD MORAZANICA on Facebook (in Spanish) . 2017. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
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