Nelson Tapia

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Nelson Tapia
Full name	Nelson Antonio Tapia Rios
Date of birth	September 22, 1966(1966-09-22)
Place of birth	Molina, Chile
Height	183 cm
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Youth clubs
1984-1987	Club Deportivo O'Higgins
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1987-1992 1993 1994-2000 2000-2001 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2005	Club Deportivo O'Higgins Deportes Temuco Universidad Católica Velez Sarsfield CD Puerto Montt Unión Española Cobreloa Santos FC Cobreloa Atlético Junior	? (?) 17 (0) 183 (0) 3 (0) 7 (0) 21 (0) 35 (0) 18 (0) 7 (0) 12 (0)
National team
1994-2005	Chile	73 (0)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. * Appearances (Goals)

Nelson Antonio Tapia Rios (born September 22, 1966 in Molina, Chile) is a retired Chilean football goalkeeper. He is nicknamed Simpson because during his career he wore a hair style similar to cartoon character Bart Simpson.

He made his debut for the Chilean national team in 1994 against France. After his last match thus far, a 0-5 loss against Brazil in 2005, the tally is at 73 caps. He played all four games for Chile at the 1998 FIFA World Cup, and he also won an Olympic bronze medal with Chile at the 2000 Summer Olympics.

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Career history at National Football Teams

Competitor for Chile
Olympic medal record
Men's Football
Bronze	2000 Sydney	Team Competition

v • d • e Chile squad - 1998 FIFA World Cup

1 Tapia • 2 Castañeda • 3 Fuentes • 4 Rojas • 5 Margas • 6 Reyes • 7 Parraguez • 8 Acuña • 9 Zamorano • 10 Sierra • 11 Salas • 12 Marcelo Ramírez • 13 Neira • 14 Miguel Ramírez • 15 Villarroel • 16 Aros • 17 Vega • 18 Musrri • 19 Cornejo • 20 Estay • 21 Barrera • 22 Tejas • Coach: Acosta

v • d • e Chile squad - Copa América 1999

1 Marcelo Ramírez • 2 Palacios • 3 Miguel Ramírez • 4 Rojas • 5 Margas • 6 Reyes • 7 Parraguez • 8 Acuña • 9 Zamorano • 10 Sierra • 11 Salas • 12 Tapia • 13 Vargas • 14 Cartes • 15 Villarroel • 16 Aros • 17 Núñez • 18 González • 19 Valencia • 20 Estay • 21 Contreras • 22 Pizarro • Coach: Acosta

v • d • e Chile squad - Copa América 2001

1 Vargas • 2 Pozo • 3 Maldonado • 4 Henríquez • 5 Fuentes • 6 Reyes • 7 Pérez • 8 Osorio • 9 Navia • 10 Neira • 11 Valenzuela • 12 Toro • 13 Corrales • 14 Aros • 15 Montecinos • 16 Rojas • 17 Villarroel • 18 Villaseca • 19 Galdames • 20 Núñez • 21 Barra • 22 Tapia • Coach: García