Carlos Daniel Tapia

Carlos Daniel Tapia is a retired Argentine footballer who played as an attacking midfielder.

Career

Tapia started playing professional football for Argentine club Club Atlético [River Plate|River Plate] in 1981, when then coach Alfredo Di Stéfano named him for the first team, replacing football legend Norberto Alonso.
In 1985, he would move to River's hated rivals Boca Juniors. He was a member of the Argentine squad that won the 1986 World Cup, though he played only a few minutes during the tournament. He replaced Jorge Burruchaga 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 Julio Olarticoechea.
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 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.
Abroad, Tapia played for Brest in France, Lugano in Switzerland and Universidad de Chile in Chile.
Tapia retired in 1994.

River Plate

Boca Juniors

Argentina