Fernando Zappia

Fernando Zappia

Personal information
Date of birth	May 22, 1955
Place of birth	Buenos Aires, Argentina
Playing position	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1975-1976	River Plate
1977	Lanús
1978-1980	Wacker Innsbruck
1980-1983	AS Nancy	98	(0)
1983-1987	Metz	140	(1)
1987-1989	Lille OSC	65	(0)
1989-1990	AS Nancy	33	(1)
1990-1992	Atlanta
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

Fernando Zappia (born 22 May 1955 in Buenos Aires) is a former Argentine football defender.

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 AS Nancy and also played for Metz and Lille OSC.

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

Honours

Season	Club	Title
1983-1984	FC Metz	Coupe de France

References

• Profile at BDFA
• Profile
• Barreaud, Marc (1998). Dictionnaire des footballeurs étrangers du championnat professionnel français (1932-1997). L'Harmattan, Paris. ISBN 2-7384-6608-7.