Fernando Zappia

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Fernando Zappia
Personal information
Date of birth (1955-02-22) 22 February 1955 (age 70)
Place of birth Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1975–1976 River Plate
1977 Lanús
1978–1980 Wacker Innsbruck
1980–1983 Nancy 98 (0)
1983–1987 Metz 140 (1)
1987–1989 Lille 65 (0)
1989–1990 Nancy 33 (1)
1990–1992 Atlanta
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Fernando Zappia (born 22 February 1955) is an Argentine former professional footballer who played as a defender.

Born in Buenos Aires, Zappia started his career with River Plate after a short spell with Lanús he joined Austrian side Wacker Innsbruck in 1978.

From 1980 until 1990 Zappia played in France for a number of teams, he had two spells with Nancy and also played for Metz and Lille.

Late in his career he returned to Argentina to play for Atlanta in the lower leagues.

Honours

Metz