Can Zapata pull GU out of the red?

Zapata played as a goalkeeper for Argentinean second division sides Huracan, Sportivo Italiano, Club Atletico San Miguel and Cipolleti de Negro.

His playing career was cut short in 1995 due to niggling knee injuries. He was just 29 years at the time. He graduated with a football degree from the Argentinean Football Association (AFA) in 1997.  His first professional coaching job was in 2000 when he coached Canada. He went to the United States of America (USA) where he spent nine years as a coach of the Olympic Development Programme between 2001 and 2009.