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Rogelio Tapia Costa, figures in the history of the Real Club Celta as the third top scorer in the club in official matches, with 119 points, only surpassed by the great Moncho Polo and Manuel Copena Nolete.Rogelio played for Fortuna de Vigo Celta from childhood, appearing in the Vigo club's lineup back in 1925, only to be crowned champion with the Galician club Balaídos.
In his debut match the name "Rogelio" appeared in the Celta lineup with Pasarín, accompanying the latter in defence.In just his second game (13/12/1925) he formed part of the midfield with Welcome and Balbino; in every lineup his position was striker.And it would be as a striker he left his mark in Celta's history.According to statistics provided by Alberto Fernandez, Rogelio holds the record for the player with the most goals in a single game, scoring eight goals on January 17, 1926 in the 15-0 victory over Sporting Union.Posada and Pinilla both scored six goals in a single game, but only on one occasion.
Rogelio Tapia played with Celta for seven seasons.During those seasons Celta scored amassed 582 goals (119 of which were made by Rogelio -more than 20% -), making him a club legend.This brave star striker wore the Galician soccer jersey, in one of the many matches he played before the Spanish Civil War.
In particular, Rogelio starred in a friendly match, that the Galician team played in Riazor on July 28, 1929, against the Center of Spain team.That day he teamed up with Idiro; Manolí, Pasarín, Hermida, Rivera, Basterrechea, Reigosa, Hilario, Polo, and Pérez, being accompanied by several friends of his club, the Real Club Celta de Vigo. The match ended tied 0-0, and the great striker Rogelio could not drill the opposing goal.
His best year was the 1926-27 campaign, in which he scored 36 goals in 23 matches. But his global numbers are the ones that are highlighted with golden letters in the pages of the club history. Rogelio Tapia scored 119 goals in 113 official matches with Celta, averaging 1.05 goals per match. Stratospheric numbers, making him the all-time best player in the club's history.Rogelio left Celta in 1932, but still played one season in Union Sporting C. de Lavadores.The record lives on in Celta's history soccer player with the best goalscoring average, scoring one goal every 85 minutes.