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Bernardo Tapia

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Bernardo Tapia
Personal information
Full name Bernardo Tapia Montiel
Date of birth (1962-07-07) 7 July 1962 (age 62)[1]
Place of birth Terrassa, Spain
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Deportivo La Coruña (assistant)
Youth career
Terrassa
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1979–1981 Terrassa
1981–1984 Salamanca 14 (0)
1982–1983Andorra (loan)
1985–1986 Algeciras 28 (1)
1986–1987 Albacete 27 (2)
1987–1990 Lugo 101 (24)
1990–1994 Manlleu 127 (25)
1994–1995 Gramenet 19 (4)
1995–1997 Terrassa 66 (10)
Total 382 (66)
Managerial career
1997–1999 Terrassa (youth)
1999 Terrassa (interim)
2000 Terrassa (interim)
2007–2008 Sant Andreu (assistant)
2011–2012 San Lorenzo
2012–2013 Manlleu (youth)
2014–2017 Reus (assistant)
2017–2018 Zaragoza (assistant)
2018– Deportivo La Coruña (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Bernardo Tapia Montiel (born 7 July 1962) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a midfielder, and is the current assistant manager of Deportivo de La Coruña.

Playing career

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Born in Terrassa, Barcelona, Tapia finished his formation with Terrassa FC. He made his professional debut on 16 June 1979 at the age of just 16, starting in a 1–1 Segunda División home draw against Barakaldo CF, as his side was already relegated.

In 1981, Tapia joined UD Salamanca still in the second division; after featuring rarely, he was loaned to Segunda División B side Andorra CF the following year.[2] Upon returning, he was assigned to the main squad in La Liga and made his debut in the category on 9 November 1983, playing the last 30 minutes in a 0–4 away loss against Real Sociedad.

Tapia left the Charros in 1985, and subsequently resumed his career in the third division by representing Algeciras CF, Albacete Balompié, CD Lugo, AEC Manlleu, UDA Gramenet and Terrassa. He retired with the latter in 1997, aged 34.

Managerial career

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Immediately after retiring, Tapia took over Terrrassa's youth categories until 1999, when he was appointed technical director of the main squad. He also had two spells as an interim manager, with the side in the third division.

Tapia left the Egarenses in 2005, and was appointed UE Sant Andreu's assistant in 2007, after a stint as a scout. In the following year, he was appointed technical secretary, remaining with the role until 2011.

In June 2011, Tapia was appointed manager of lowly locals UD San Lorenzo in the regional leagues. He left the club in 2012, and joined another club he represented as a player, Manlleu, as an assistant of the Juvenil squad; in December of that year, he was named manager of the latter squad.[3]

On 28 June 2014, Tapia was appointed Natxo González's assistant at CF Reus Deportiu.[4] In 2017, he joined González's staff at Real Zaragoza, again as an assistant.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Tapia". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
  2. ^ "Los viejos vínculos de Tapia, el segundo de Natxo, con el Real Zaragoza y el Endesa" [The old links of Tapia, Nacho's second, with Real Zaragoza and Endesa] (in Spanish). Heraldo de Aragón. 16 June 2017. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
  3. ^ "Bernardo Tapia serà el nou entrenador del Juvenil de l'AEC Manlleu" [Bernardo Tapia will be the new manager of the Juvenil of AEC Manlleu] (in Catalan). Elter.net. 19 December 2012. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
  4. ^ "Incorporacions al cos tècnic del CF Reus" [Additions to CF Reus' staff] (in Catalan). Del Camp. 28 June 2014. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
  5. ^ "Natxo: "Me marcho muy feliz por haber podido dejar el Reus en Segunda"" [Natxo: "I leave very happy for managing to leave Reus in Segunda"] (in Spanish). Diari Més. 7 June 2017. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
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