David Vázquez González (born 12 April 1985 in

A Coruña A Coruña (; ; also informally called just Coruña; historical English: Corunna or The Groyne) is a city and municipality in Galicia, Spain. It is Galicia's second largest city, behind Vigo. The city is the provincial capital of the province ...

, Galicia), known as Chapi, is a Spanish retired

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who played as a defender.

Football career

A product of local

Deportivo de La Coruña Real Club Deportivo de La Coruña (), commonly known as Deportivo La Coruña () or simply Depor, is a Spanish professional association football, football club based in the city of A Coruña, Galicia, that competes in the Segunda División, the ...

's youth ranks, Chapi appeared once for its first team during his three years as a senior with the club: on 16 December 2007, as the

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were coached by

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, he played 61 minutes against

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, replacing injured Manuel Pablo in a 1–1 home draw. After failure in negotiations to further his link to ''Depor'', Chapi was released and moved abroad, signing a 1+1 deal with Belgian side

S.V. Zulte Waregem Sportvereniging Zulte Waregem (), commonly known as Zulte Waregem or by their nickname Essevee (), is a Belgian professional association football, football club based in Waregem, West Flanders. The club set to play in Belgian Pro League from 2025� ...

. However, unsettled, he returned to his country – and to his region – after just one season, joining lowly

SD Compostela Sociedade Deportiva Compostela is a Spanish football team based in Santiago de Compostela, Galicia. They play home matches at San Lázaro, and compete in . History A team called Compostela Foot-ball Club was founded in 1928, ceasing to exist ...

.El Compostela ficha a Chapi, un canterano del Deportivo (Compostela sign Chapi, Deportivo youth player)
;

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, 24 June 2009 (in Spanish)

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Chapi 1985 births Living people Spanish men's footballers Footballers from A Coruña Men's association football defenders La Liga players Segunda División B players Tercera División players Deportivo Fabril players Deportivo de La Coruña players SD Compostela footballers Belgian Pro League players S.V. Zulte Waregem players Spanish expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Belgium 21st-century Spanish sportsmen