Julio Tapia
Chilean footballer
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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 | 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
Born 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
Despite 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]
