Victor Zapata is a left footed Argentine football midfielder. He was born on January 20 1979, in the city of San Martin in the Buenos Aires Province of Argentina. He currently plays for Velez Sarsfield of the Primera Division Argentina.
Zapata started his career in 1998 with Argentinos Juniors, a club that has produced many talented players of the last 30 years.
In 1999 Zapata moved to River Plate where he won four league titles during his first spell with the club. In 2003 he spent a season with Real Valladolid in La Liga in Spain, he returned to River after Valladolid were relegated at the end of the season.