| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Róbinson Zapata Montaño | ||
| Date of birth | 30 September 1978 | ||
| Place of birth | Florida, Colombia | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Deportivo Pereira | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1998–2000 | América de Cali | 62 | (0) |
| 2000–2002 | Real Cartagena | 83 | (7) |
| 2003–2004 | América de Cali | 33 | (0) |
| 2004–2005 | Rosario Central | 1 | (0) |
| 2005 | Independiente | 0 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | Belgrano | 25 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | Cúcuta Deportivo | 44 | (0) |
| 2007–2011 | Steaua Bucureşti | 85 | (0) |
| 2011 | Galatasaray | 10 | (0) |
| 2011– | Deportivo Pereira | 0 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| Colombia U-21 | 13 | (0) | |
| 2007– | Colombia | 3 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 8 July 2011. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Róbinson Zapata Montaño, aka Rufay (born 30 September 1978, Florida, Colombia), is a Colombian football player who plays for Deportivo Pereira.
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Zapata started his career in Colombia with América de Cali and Real Cartagena. In 2004 he moved to Argentina where he had spells with Rosario Central, Independiente and Belgrano. In 2006 he joined La Serena in Chile before returning to Colombia to play for Cúcuta Deportivo.
Rufay, as he's called by his colleagues, joined Steaua a few years ago On July 23, 2007: Steaua bought Zapata for € 500.000 and signed a four-year[1] contract with RomanianSteaua Bucureşti from Cúcuta Deportivo. During the season's first half, he became the most appreciated player in the Romanian team. (seen in this statistic made by Steaua supporters). After a mediocre second year at Steaua, Rufay became the first option as a goalkeeper after Ciprian Tătăruşanu's mistakes, and showed outstanding form.
In the beginning of 2010–11 season, Rufay was demoted to the B squad after the arrival of new coach Victor Piţurcă. Soon after Piţurcă left the club, new coach Dumitrescu called him back to the first squad. On December 2010, Robinson Zapata ended the contract with Steaua.
On 21 January 2011, Zapata agreed a one-and-a-half-year deal with Turkish club Galatasaray.[2][3] He has been in a bad shape since his arrival, with just two clean sheets in 13 games, with a shot/save ratio of 42%. In June 2011, Robinson Zapata was fired from Galatasasay, becoming a free agent.[4] He returned to Colombia where he is set to play for Deportivo Pereira in the second half on 2011.
| Season | Club | Title |
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| 2006 | Cúcuta Deportivo | Colombian Primera A |
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