▁football ▁team ▁between ▁ 1 9 6 3 ▁and ▁ 1 9 7 9 . ▁ ▁Club ▁career ▁A ▁native ▁of ▁Bar rio ▁El ▁Gran illo , ▁in ▁Pan ama ▁City ▁( B et ween ▁Chor ril lo ▁and ▁Bar ra za ▁( lan es ▁ 1 7 ▁and ▁ 2 1 ▁West )), ▁deb uted ▁very ▁young ▁with ▁Pan ama ▁national ▁football ▁team , ▁during ▁a ▁tour ▁on ▁El ▁Salvador , ▁was ▁signed ▁by ▁the ▁Ali anza ▁of ▁that ▁country . ▁ ▁Kn own ▁as ▁the ▁" Cent ral - amer ican ▁Pe le ", ▁Luis ▁Ern esto ▁" C as car ita " ▁T ap ia ▁lived ▁its ▁golden ▁age ▁in ▁El ▁Salvador ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s ▁and ▁ 1 9 7 0 s , ▁especially ▁with ▁the ▁Ali anza ▁and ▁still ▁remembered ▁by ▁his ▁fans , ▁facing ▁do z ens ▁of ▁famous ▁Brazil ian ▁players . ▁ ▁On ▁March ▁ 1 9 , ▁ 1 9 7 1 , ▁in ▁the ▁then ▁Estad io ▁Revol ución , ▁about ▁ 2 5 , 0 0 0 ▁fans ▁witness ed ▁the ▁match ▁between ▁Brazil ' s ▁Santos ▁and ▁Atl ético ▁Mar te ▁of ▁El ▁Salvador . ▁In ▁the ▁Brazil ian ▁team ▁was ▁the ▁King ▁Pe le , ▁while ▁on ▁the ▁side ▁Atl ético ▁Mar te ▁" C as car ita " ▁T ap ia . ▁ ▁International ▁career ▁Was ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁team ▁that ▁participated ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁in ▁a ▁World ▁Cup ▁qual ifier , ▁for ▁Argentina