Cristián Zapata

Cristián Zapata
Personal information
Full name	Cristián Eduardo Zapata Valencia
Date of birth	30 September 1986 (age 25)
Place of birth	Padilla, Colombia
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current club	Villarreal
Number	12
Youth career
	Deportivo Cali
Senior career*
National team‡
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12 February 2012.; † Appearances (Goals).; ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18:42, 31 October 2011 (UTC)

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This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Zapata and the second or maternal family name is Valencia.

Cristián Eduardo Zapata Valencia (born 30 September 1986) is a Colombian footballer. He currently plays for Villarreal as a defender, usually at centre back. He can also play at full back on either side as he is comfortable with both feet, although naturally right footed. He is also quite good, at getting forward on corners. He nods a few in.

[edit] Biography

[edit] Udinese

Zapata was signed by Udinese on 31 August 2005 from Deportivo Cali, along with team-mate Abel Aguilar which both of them played at U-20 World Cup. On 18 September 2006 he signed a new 5-year contract, with annual basic salary of €389,000 (€ 220,000 after tax).^[1] That season he started 35 Serie A games, ^[2] which in turn he received €572,719.11 (€ 320,000 after tax).^[1] He employed Claudio Pasqualin (of P.D.P. srl) as his agent on 21 February 2006 but fired on 9 July 2007. In 2009 the Tribunale Nazionale di Arbitrato per lo Sport awarded Pasqualin eligible to receive €38,900 as agent fee that Zapata owed Pasqualin. (5% of annual salary times 2 seasons, 2006–07, 2007–08)^[1]

In October 2007, Zapata along with Andrea Dossena, Roman Eremenko and Simone Pepe were awarded new contracts until June 2012.^[3]^[4]

In June 2008, he was injured^[5] and missed 6 months.

In 2009–10 season, he usually played as central defender, partnered with Andrea Coda.

[edit] Villarreal

After the 2010–11 season, Cristián claimed that many top European clubs were after him. He has since stated "I do not know what to say, I can say that I am very close to a deal happening."^{[citation needed]} He signed for Villarreal CF on 12 July 2011.

On Wednesday 17th of August. Cristian made his debut against Odenese in a Champions League Qualifier. Diego Lopez distributed a short quick goal kick to him. Then Zapata went to pass it back to the goalkeeper, but instead directed his pass to Andreasen of Odenese who scored.

[edit] International career

Cristián Zapata was a member of Colombian U-20 team at 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship who lost to Argentina in the round of 16.

Zapata was injured in the first FIFA World Cup qualification match.

[edit] Career statistics

[edit] Club

As of 12 February 2012

Club performance			League		Cup		Continental		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Colombia			League		Cup		South America		Total
Apertura 2005	Deportivo Cali	Primera A	17	0					17	0
Italy			League		Coppa Italia		Europe		Total
2005–06	Udinese	Serie A	20	1	5	0	4	0	29	1
2006–07			36	0	2	0			38	0
2007–08			28	1	0	0			28	1
2008–09			18	1	2	0	6	0	26	1
2009–10			31	0	4	0			35	0
2010-11			35	2	3	0			38	2
Total	Italy		168	5	16	0	10	0	194	5
Spain			League		Copa del Rey		Europe		Total
2011-12	Villarreal	La Liga	14	0	2	0	6	0	22	0
Total	Spain		14	0	2	0	6	0	22	0
Career total			199	5	18	0	16	0	233	5

[edit] International

National team	Club	Season	Apps
Colombia	Udinese	2007–08	5
		2008–09	5
		2009–10	2
Total			12

International appearances and goals
#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Result	Goal	Competition
1.	12 September 2007	Bogota, Colombia	Paraguay	1–0^[6]	0	Friendly
2.	6 February 2008	Montevideo, Uruguay	Uruguay	2–2	0
3.	29 May 2008	London, England, United Kingdom	Republic of Ireland	0–1	0
4.	3 June 2008	Saint Denis, France	France	0–1^[7]	0
5.	14 June 2008	Lima, Peru	Peru	1–1	0	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
6.	11 February 2009	Pereira, Colombia	Haiti	2–0	0	Friendly^[8]
7.	28 March 2009	Bogota, Colombia	Bolivia	2–0	0	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
8.	31 March 2009	Puerto Ordaz, Venezuela	Venezuela	0–2	0
9.	6 June 2009	Buenos Aires, Argentina	Argentina	0–1	0
10.	10 June 2009	Medellin, Colombia	Peru	1–0	0
11.	10 October 2009	Medellin, Colombia	Chile	2–4	0
12.	14 October 2009	Asunción, Paraguay	Paraguay	2–0	0

[edit] References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Avv. Claudio Pasqualin - Sig. Cristian Eduardo Zapata Valencia" (in Italian). TNAS of CONI. 28 July 2009. http://www.coni.it/fileadmin/arbitrato/300_A.pdf. Retrieved 29 July 2011.
^ "2006–07 Profile" (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport. http://www.gazzetta.it/Speciali/serie_a_2007/giocatori/zapata_cri.shtml. Retrieved 29 July 2011.
^ "Udinese prolunga 4 contratti a 2012" (in Italian). ANSA. 2007-10-12. http://www.corrieredellosport.it/notizie/notizia_2850.shtml. Retrieved 2009-10-29. ^{[dead link]}
^ "CALCIO, UDINESE: IN QUATTRO RINNOVANO FINO AL 2012" (in Italian). la Repubblica. 2007-10-12. http://sport.repubblica.it/news/sport/calcio-udinese-in-quattro-rinnovano-fino-al/2601922. Retrieved 2010-04-09.
^ "Zapata, serio infortunio in Nazionale" (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport. 2008-06-16. http://www.gazzetta.it/Calcio/SerieA/Squadre/Udinese/Notiziario/2008/06_Giugno/16/not16udi.shtml. Retrieved 2009-10-29.
^ "International Friendly Matches 2007". RSSSF. http://www.rsssf.com/tablesf/friend-intres2007.html. Retrieved 2009-10-29.
^ "Match Report: France 1–0 Colombia" (in French). FFF. http://www.fff.fr/servfff/historique/match_detail.php?nomatch=701. Retrieved 2009-10-29.
^ "I bianconeri in Nazionale" (in Italian). Udinese Calcio. 2009-02-12. http://www.udinese.it/notizie/archivio/flash-news/i-bianconeri-in-nazionale/. Retrieved 2009-10-29. ^{[dead link]}

[edit] External links

Villarreal official profile
Cristián Zapata – FIFA competition record
Transfermarkt profile

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[CONI-0] "Avv. Claudio Pasqualin - Sig. Cristian Eduardo Zapata Valencia" (in Italian). TNAS of CONI. 28 July 2009. http://www.coni.it/fileadmin/arbitrato/300_A.pdf. Retrieved 29 July 2011.

[1] "2006–07 Profile" (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport. http://www.gazzetta.it/Speciali/serie_a_2007/giocatori/zapata_cri.shtml. Retrieved 29 July 2011.

[2] "Udinese prolunga 4 contratti a 2012" (in Italian). ANSA. 2007-10-12. http://www.corrieredellosport.it/notizie/notizia_2850.shtml. Retrieved 2009-10-29. ^{[dead link]}

[3] "CALCIO, UDINESE: IN QUATTRO RINNOVANO FINO AL 2012" (in Italian). la Repubblica. 2007-10-12. http://sport.repubblica.it/news/sport/calcio-udinese-in-quattro-rinnovano-fino-al/2601922. Retrieved 2010-04-09.

[4] "Zapata, serio infortunio in Nazionale" (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport. 2008-06-16. http://www.gazzetta.it/Calcio/SerieA/Squadre/Udinese/Notiziario/2008/06_Giugno/16/not16udi.shtml. Retrieved 2009-10-29.

[5] "International Friendly Matches 2007". RSSSF. http://www.rsssf.com/tablesf/friend-intres2007.html. Retrieved 2009-10-29.

[6] "Match Report: France 1–0 Colombia" (in French). FFF. http://www.fff.fr/servfff/historique/match_detail.php?nomatch=701. Retrieved 2009-10-29.

[7] "I bianconeri in Nazionale" (in Italian). Udinese Calcio. 2009-02-12. http://www.udinese.it/notizie/archivio/flash-news/i-bianconeri-in-nazionale/. Retrieved 2009-10-29. ^{[dead link]}

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Persondata
Name	Zapata, Cristian
Alternative names
Short description	Footballer
Date of birth	30 September 1986
Place of birth	Padilla, Cauca, Colombia
Date of death
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Cristián Zapata

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