Carlos Daniel Tapia (born 20 August 1962 in

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) is a retired Argentine

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who played as an

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Career

Tapia started playing professional football for Argentine club River Plate in 1981, when then coach

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named him for the first team, replacing football legend

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. In 1985, he would move to River's hated rivals Boca Juniors. He was a member of the Argentine squad that won the

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, though he played only a few minutes during the tournament. He replaced

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in the match against England and hit the post with his shot. He is one of the two Boca players to win the title, the other being

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. Tapia is the only player in the history of Boca Juniors to have had four distinct spells with the club, in his last spell with Boca he helped them to win the Apertura 1992 championship, their first league title in 11 years and the Copa Oro in 1993. He played a total of 217 games for Boca in all competitions, scoring 46 goals.

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Honours

Club

;River Plate *

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: 1980 ;Boca Juniors *

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: 1992 * Copa Oro: 1993

International

;Argentina *

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Carlos Daniel Tapia
at BDFA.com.ar 1962 births Living people Sportspeople from Buenos Aires Province Argentine footballers Boca Juniors footballers Stade Brestois 29 players Deportivo Mandiyú footballers Expatriate footballers in France Expatriate footballers in Chile Expatriate footballers in Switzerland Argentine expatriate sportspeople in France Club Atlético River Plate footballers Universidad de Chile footballers FC Lugano players 1986 FIFA World Cup players 1987 Copa América players FIFA World Cup-winning players Argentina youth international footballers Argentina under-20 international footballers Argentina international footballers Argentine expatriate footballers Argentine Primera División players Ligue 1 players Swiss Super League players Chilean Primera División players Association football midfielders {{Argentina-footy-midfielder-stub