| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jaime Sebastián Zapata Rodríguez | ||
| Date of birth | (1959-06-20)20 June 1959 (age 66) | ||
| Place of birth | Talcahuano, Chile | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Orompello | |||
| 1977 | Valparaíso (city team) | ||
| 1977–1979 | Everton | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1979–1985 | Everton | 83 | (0) |
| 1981 | →Coquimbo Unido (loan) | ||
| 1981 | →Santiago Wanderers (loan) | ||
| 1986 | San Luis | ||
| 1986 | Audax Italiano | 16 | (0) |
| 1987 | Cobreandino | ||
| 1988–1989 | Deportes La Serena | 14 | (0) |
| 1990 | Deportes Antofagasta | ||
| 1991–1992 | Santiago Wanderers | 27 | (0) |
| 1992 | Everton | 20 | (0) |
| 1993 | Santiago Wanderers | ||
| 1995 | Unión La Calera | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 1999 | San Luis | ||
| 2000 | Al-Arabi (assistant) | ||
| 2001 | Everton | ||
| 2004 | Lota Schwager | ||
| 2008–2019 | Santiago Wanderers (youth women) | ||
| 2008–2019 | Santiago Wanderers (women) | ||
| 2009 | Valparaíso Region (women) | ||
| 2019 | Colo-Colo (women) | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Jaime Sebastián Zapata Rodríguez (born 20 June 1959) is a Chileanfootball manager and former player who played as agoalkeeper.
Born inTalcahuano, Chile, Zapata was with Club Orompello fromValparaíso as a youth player.[1] In 1977, he took part in the 1977 Amateur Youth National Championship inPedro de Valdivia nitrate works [es] representing theValparaíso city team alongside fellows such asJuan Carlos Letelier, later a Chile international, andMauricio Hernández Norambuena, later the commander of the political-military organizationManuel Rodríguez Patriotic Front,[2] before joining theEverton de Viña del Mar youth system.[1]
Better known for having represented both Everton[3] andSantiago Wanderers,[4][5] classic rivals, in the first and the second divisions, he had an extensive career in his homeland. In thePrimera División, he also played forAudax Italiano[6] andDeportes La Serena.[7] In thesecond level, he also played forCobreandino,[1]Deportes Antofagasta[8] andUnión La Calera.[9] In addition, he representedCoquimbo Unido andSan Luis de Quillota in theCopa Polla Gol in 1981 and 1986, respectively.[1]
With Everton, he won the1984 Copa Polla Gol withFernando Riera as coach.[10]
As coach of men's teams, Zapata has led San Luis de Quillota,[11] Everton[12] andLota Schwager.[13]
He also served as the assistant coach ofLuis Santibáñez in Qatari clubAl-Arabi in 2000.[14]
As coach of women's teams, Zapata is considered the driving force of the women's football forSantiago Wanderers [es] since 2008 and worked for over ten years at youth and senior level in the club.[15][16][17] In 2019, he assumed as coach ofColo-Colo.[18]
In addition, he led the women's team of theValparaíso Region in the 2009 Binational Games.[19]