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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Róbinson Zapata Montaño | ||
| Date of birth | (1978-09-30) 30 September 1978 (age 45) | ||
| Place of birth | Florida, Colombia | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| 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 București | 85 | (0) |
| 2011 | Galatasaray | 10 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Deportivo Pereira | 18 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Itagüí | 43 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Millonarios | 11 | (0) |
| 2014–2018 | Santa Fe | 79 | (1) |
| 2020 | Jaguares de Córdoba | 20 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| Colombia U21 | 13 | (0) | |
| 2007–2016 | Colombia | 4 | (0) |
Medal record | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:30, 24 January 2021 (UTC) | |||
Róbinson Zapata Montaño (born 30 September 1978), is a Colombian football player.
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.
Rufay, as he is called by his colleagues, joined Steaua on 23 July 2007 Steaua for €500.000 and signed a four-year[1] contract with the Romanian team from Cúcuta Deportivo. During the first half of the season, 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. In December 2010, Zapata ended the contract with Steaua.
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 played for Deportivo Pereira in the second half of 2011.
On 5 July 2007, Zapata represented Colombia at the 2007 Copa América, playing against USA, but he was sent off in the 86th minute after being cautioned twice. His next tournament call-up came 9 years later, ahead of the Copa América Centenario.
