Age |
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39 years |
Birth date |
June 13, 1985 |
Zodiac sign |
Gemini |
Place of Birth |
Spain |
Occupation |
Soccer player |
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Alberto Zapater Arjol (born 13 June 1985) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Real Zaragoza mainly as a defensive midfielder.
He spent most of his career with Zaragoza, appearing in 319 official games and scoring 11 goals.
Zapater was born in Ejea de los Caballeros, Province of Zaragoza. In 2004, he was first touted as a promising player after scoring 12 goals for hometown's Real Zaragoza in the youth leagues.
The first-team manager, former Spanish international Víctor Muñoz, was impressed enough, allowing Zapater to join the first team in pre-season training. He was given his official debut on Zaragoza's first game of 2004–05, against Valencia CF in the Spanish Supercup: although the Aragonese ended up losing 0–1 he put up a solid performance overall, confirmed in the 3–1 second leg away win.
At just 19, Zapater went on to feature in 31 La Liga matches during the league campaign, netting in a 2 March 2005 defeat at Real Sociedad where he was also sent off. In the following season, he helped the club finish as runners-up in the Copa del Rey – losing the final to RCD Espanyol – while also only missing three league matches; his strong tackling and the amount of fouls he committed earned him the nickname of 'The Bull', given by Diego Maradona.
Height | 5 ft 11 in / 180 cm |
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Weight | 176 lb / 80 kg |
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Hair Color | Black |
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Eye Color | Dark brown |
Nationality | Spanish |
Race / ethnicity | White |