Vicente Lapatza

Vicente Lapatza
Personal information
Full name Vicente Luis Lapatza Tineo
Date of birth (1927-08-05)5 August 1927
Place of birth Erandio, Spain
Date of death 20 January 2008(2008-01-20) (aged 80)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1946–1947 SD Indautxu
1949–1950 SD Erandio Club
1951–1952 Universidad Bogotá[1] 12 (0)
1953 Atlético Junior[2] 4 (0)
1953–1954 Sporting de Gijón[3] 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Vicente Luis Lapatza Tineo (5 August 1927 – 20 January 2008) was a Spanish footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

Career

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Born in Erandio, Lapatza began playing football with local side SD Indautxu, playing in the Tercera División during the 1946–47 season.[4] He joined home-town SD Erandio Club during the 1949–50 Segunda División season,[5] before moving to Colombia to play for Universidad Bogotá and Atlético Junior from 1951 to 1953. In 1953, he returned to Spain and played one season in La Liga with Sporting de Gijón.[6]

Lapatza died on 20 January 2008, at the age of 80.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Statistics at Golgolgol.net
  2. ^ "Statistics at Golgolgol.net". Archived from the original on 20 December 2012. Retrieved 15 June 2012.
  3. ^ a b Statistics at BDFutbol.com
  4. ^ "El pueblo nuevo" [The new town] (in Spanish). El Mundo Deportivo. 3 March 1947.
  5. ^ "En la avenida de Navarra" [In the avenue of Navarra] (in Spanish). El Mundo Deportivo. 24 April 1950.
  6. ^ Rosety, Manuel (16 January 2009). "Los predecesores de Lafuente" [The predecessors of Lafuente] (in Spanish). El Comercio Digital.