Luis Ernesto Tapia
Luis Ernesto Tapia Pérez (21 October 1944 – 13 November 2024) was a Panamanian football forward player.[1][2] Tapia made 77 appearances for the Panama national football team between 1963 and 1979.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Luis Ernesto Tapia Pérez | ||
| Date of birth | 21 October 1944 | ||
| Place of birth | Panama City, Panama | ||
| Date of death | 13 November 2024 (aged 80) | ||
| Place of death | Panama City, Panama | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1961–1962 | Politécnica FC | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1962–1963 | Deportivo El Granillo | ||
| 1963–1970 | Alianza | ||
| 1969–1970 | Deportiva Galcasa | ||
| 1970–1971 | Atlético Marte | ||
| 1971–1972 | UES | ||
| 1972–1974 | Juventud Olímpica | ||
| 1974–1979 | Provincia de Panama Metro | ||
| 1979–1981 | Atlético Ciudad de Panama | ||
| National team | |||
| 1963–1979 | Panama | 77 | (20) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Tapia died from a heart attack in Panama City, Panama on 13 November 2024, at the age of 80.[3]
References
- ↑ UN GOLEADOR DE RAZA PURA El histórico Cascarita Tapia - La Prensa (in Spanish)
- ↑ "Luis ???Cascarita??? Tapia, referente histórico de Alianza FC". 25 June 2017.
- ↑ "Fallece Luis Ernesto "Cascarita" Tapia, leyenda de Alianza". 13 November 2024.
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