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|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Víctor Eduardo Zapata | ||
| Date of birth | January 20, 1979 | ||
| Place of birth | San Martín, Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position | Centre midfielder / Left winger | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Vélez Sársfield | ||
| Number | 16 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Argentinos Juniors | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1998–1999 | Argentinos Juniors | 15 | (0) |
| 1999–2007 | River Plate | 192 | (15) |
| 2003–2004 | → Real Valladolid (loan) | 25 | (2) |
| 2007– | Vélez Sársfield | 123 | (9) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2005– | Argentina | 2 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:14, 23 October 2011 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). |
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Víctor Eduardo Zapata (born 20 January 1979) is an Argentine football midfielder. He currently plays for Vélez Sársfield in the Argentine Primera División. Originally a pacey left winger, Zapata has developed his game as a deep-lying playmaker since his arrival to Vélez in 2007.
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Zapata started his career in 1998 with Argentinos Juniors. In 1999, he moved to River Plate, where he won four league titles during his first spell with the club. During the 2003–04 season, he was loaned to Real Valladolid in the Spanish La Liga, but returned to River after Valladolid was relegated at the end of the season.
In 2007, Zapata joined Vélez Sársfield in a free transfer, after River denied the possibility of extending his contract. He was a regular starter in the team's 2009 Clausura championship, playing 18 of the 19 games (and scoring one goal).[1] He also played 13 games as a starter (1 goal) in Vélez' 2011 Clausura winning campaign,[2] his second Argentine league title with the club and sixth in his career.
Under José Pekerman's coaching, Zapata played a friendly match with the Argentine national team in 2005. The game was a 1–1 draw with Mexico, in which Argentina had a squad formed exclusively by local league players.
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