Róbinson Zapata Montaño (born 30 September 1978), is a Colombian

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player.

Club career

Colombia

Zapata started his career in Colombia with

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and

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. In 2004, he moved to

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where he had spells with

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, Independiente and Belgrano. In 2006, he joined La Serena in Chile before returning to Colombia to play for

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Steaua București

Rufay, as he is called by his colleagues, joined Steaua on 23 July 2007 Steaua for €500.000 and signed a four-year contract with the

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n team from

. During the first half of the season, he became the most appreciated player in the Romanian team. (seen i
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

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season, Rufay was demoted to the B squad after the arrival of new coach

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. Soon after Piţurcă left the club, new coach

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called him back to the first squad. In December 2010, Zapata ended the contract with Steaua.

Galatasaray

On 21 January 2011, Zapata agreed a one-and-a-half-year deal with

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club

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. 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.Lions to start training June 27, but where are the players?
He returned to Colombia where he played for Deportivo Pereira in the second half of 2011.

International career

On 5 July 2007, Zapata represented

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at the

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, playing against

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, 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

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Honours

;América de Cali *

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;Cúcuta Deportivo *

(1): 2006–II ;Santa Fe *

(2): 2014–II, 2016–II *

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;Colombia *

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: Third place

References

External links

Official FCSB profile
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Argentine Primera statistics
at Fútbol XXI * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Zapata, Robinson 1978 births Living people Sportspeople from Valle del Cauca Department Colombian footballers Association football goalkeepers Colombia international footballers Categoría Primera A players Liga I players Süper Lig players América de Cali footballers Real Cartagena footballers Rosario Central footballers Club Atlético Independiente footballers Club Atlético Belgrano footballers Deportes La Serena footballers Cúcuta Deportivo footballers FC Steaua București players FC Steaua II București players Galatasaray S.K. footballers Deportivo Pereira footballers Águilas Doradas Rionegro players Millonarios F.C. players Independiente Santa Fe footballers Jaguares de Córdoba footballers Colombian expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Romania Expatriate footballers in Chile Expatriate footballers in Argentina Expatriate footballers in Turkey Colombian expatriate sportspeople in Romania Colombian expatriate sportspeople in Chile Colombian expatriate sportspeople in Argentina Colombian expatriate sportspeople in Turkey 2007 Copa América players Copa América Centenario players Colombian people of African descent