Héctor Santiago Tapia Urdile (born 30 September 1977), also known as Tito Tapia, is a Chilean football manager and former player who played as a forward.
Club career
Tapia has played for Colo Colo, Universidad Católica, Palestino and Unión Española in Chile, Cruzeiro in Brazil, Lille OSC in France, Perugia in Italy and FC Thun in Switzerland.
In 2008 Tapia received an offer from Royal Excelsior Mouscron, but he decided to stay at La Católica.
In 2013 Tapia began his manager career at Colo-Colo.[1]
On 2018 he coached Colo-Colo for the second time in his career.
International career
Tapia debuted for his country in 1997 and has 14 caps and 3 goals.[2]
Career statistics
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 22 March 2000 | Estadio Nacional, Santiago |  Honduras |
5–2 | Win | Friendly |
| 2. | 25 July 2000 | Polideportivo de Pueblo Nuevo, San Cristóbal |  Venezuela |
0–2 | Win | FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 3. | 15 January 2001 | Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata |  Bahrain |
2–0 | Win | Friendly |
Honours
Player
Colo-Colo
Lille
Cruzeiro
- Campeonato Mineiro: 2004
Chile
- FIFA U-17 World Championship third place: 1993
Chile Olympic
- Football at the Summer Olympics bronze medal: 2000
Individual
- Primera División de Chile top scorer: 2001
Manager
Colo-Colo
References
- ^ "Tapia rescates Colo-Colo". Archived from the original on 24 October 2013. Retrieved 24 October 2013.
- ^ Cruzeiro rescinde contrato de Tapia e confirma permanência de Maldonado
External links
- Héctor Tapia at Soccerway
- Chile.com at the Wayback Machine (archived 29 November 2005)
- CBF[permanent dead link] (in Portuguese)
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