Julio del Carmen Tapia Callao (born 27 September 1952) is a Chilean former footballer who played for clubs in Chile and Honduras.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Julio del Carmen Tapia Callao | ||
| Date of birth | 27 September 1952 | ||
| Place of birth | Nogales, Chile | ||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Everton | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1971 | Everton | 1 | (0) |
| 1973–1974 | Unión La Calera | 26 | (8) |
| 1975 | Regional Antofagasta | 17 | (3) |
| 1976–1981 | Real España | 69 | (17) |
| 1981–1982 | Atlético Morazán | 22 | (6) |
| 1982–1983 | Marathón | 12 | (2) |
| 1983 | Atlético Independiente | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
editBorn 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
editDespite 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
edit- ^ 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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