Team: UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA #1
Season: 1998
Competition: CHILEAN TOURNAMENT                                              
Player: NELSON TAPIA
Lot Type: PLAYER COLLECTION | UNKNOWN MATCH WORN JERSEY 

COA: “Dream Auctions” available upon request. Also personalized video from provenance to the winner bidder upon request.

PROVENANCE: For first time ever the collection of former chilean & international goalkeeper Nelson Tapia is available to be auctioned worlwide with a provenance never seen before. All this exclusive auctioned pieces comes from his personal collection and were worn by the player himself on pitch, swapped after the match or gifted to him during his 18 years of professional career and then storaged  until today when they are up for auction for worldwide fans and museums ."Simpson" Tapia had 73 caps with national team including the 1998 World Cup ( 4 games ), 3 World Cup Qualifiers, 2004 Olympic Games ( Bronze Medal)  and 1999 & 2001 America Cup among many other titles at club level mainly with Universidad Católica (Playing 13 Libertadores Cup) and Cobreloa. Is considered one of the most iconic chilean goalkeepers in 90's.

SEE PHOTO PROOF ABOUT PLAYER HOLDING UP THE AUCTIONED JERSEY.

NOTE 1: ONE IN A KIND FOR ANY UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA & GOALKEEPER JERSEY COLLECTOR. Jersey style designed in every detail by Tapia himself for the season 1998  according to his tastes, colors and then asking kitman to make the required prints. Sought after for any hard Universidad Católica collector. 

NOTE 2: UNIQUE GOALKEEPER  NIKE JERSEY IN A FULL SEASON WEARING  REEBOK BRAND FOR THE PLAYERS.  No brand template. Nike jersey design made detail by detail by Tapia and being the most important detail the Nike logo ( Painted ) on front  when the full team and sponsor were Reebok. It was normal to see Tapia ( because his own sponsors) worn nike instead of reebok and crossing arms during the kick off photo to cover the nike logo but showing the gloves Nike brand.  Also rare "PARMALAT" sponsor when the team use "CRISTAL" during almost all the Nike era.

Photo Credits: Pepe Alvújar

FEATURES:

• No brand template.
• Nike logo painted.
• Front sponsor painted.
• Back number and name painted.
• Reinforced elbow Pads. 
• Size :No size showed.

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