Róbinson Zapata
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| 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 team | Santa Fe | ||
| Number | 12 | ||
| 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) |
| 2011–2012 | Deportivo Pereira | 18 | (0) |
| 2012 | Itagüí | 43 | (0) |
| 2013 | Millonarios | 11 | (0) |
| 2014– | Santa Fe | ||
| National team‡ | |||
| Colombia U-21 | 13 | (0) | |
| 2007–2008 | Colombia | 3 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22 August 2012. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Róbinson Zapata Montaño, aka Rufay (born 30 September 1978, Florida, Colombia), is a Colombian football player who plays for Independiente Santa Fe.
Club career
Colombia
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.
Steaua Bucureşti
Rufay, as he's called by his colleagues, joined Steaua a few years ago On 23 July 2007: Steaua bought Zapata for €500.000 and signed a four-year[1] contract with the Romanian team Steaua 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.
Galatasaray
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 Galatasaray, becoming a free agent.[4] He returned to Colombia where he is set to play for Deportivo Pereira in the second half on 2011.
International career
- 5 July 2007: Zapata represented Colombia at the Copa America 2007, playing against USA, but he was sent off in the 86th minute after being cautioned twice.
Titles
| Season | Club | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 |  Cúcuta Deportivo | Colombian Primera A |
References
- ↑ Steaua a transferat un nou portar
- ↑ "Róbinson Zapata KAP bildiri" (PDF) (in Turkish). Kap.gov.tr. Retrieved 21 January 2011.
- ↑ "Galatasaray’da Üç İmza" (in Turkish). Galatasaray.org. Retrieved 21 January 2011.
- ↑ Lions to start training June 27, but where are the players?
External links
- (Romanian) Official FCSB profile
- Róbinson Zapata Montaño's career – RomanianSoccer.ro
- Argentine Primera statistics – Futbolxxi.com (Spanish)
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