Juan José Gámez
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Juan José Gámez Rivera | ||
Date of birth | 8 July 1939 | ||
Place of birth | Puntarenas, Costa Rica | ||
Date of death | 25 September 1997 | (aged 58)||
Place of death | Pérez Zeledón, Costa Rica | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
1958 | Unión Deportiva Tibaseña | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1959–1974 | Alajuelense | ||
International career | |||
1959–1970 | Costa Rica | 45 | (7) |
Managerial career | |||
1974–1976 | Alajuelense | ||
1976 | Costa Rica | ||
1979–1981 | Alajuelense (assistant) | ||
1982–1986 | Cartaginés | ||
1987 | Curridabat | ||
1987–1989 | Costa Rica U20 | ||
1989–1991 | Alajuelense | ||
1991 | Generaleña | ||
1992–1996 | Pérez Zeledón | ||
1993 | Costa Rica | ||
1996–1997 | Cartaginés | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Template:Spanish name 2 Juan José Gámez Rivera (8 July 1939 — 25 September 1997) was a Costa Rican football player and manager.
Club career
Nicknamed La Hormiguita Manuda,[1] Gámez played with the juniors of Unión Deportiva Tibaseña and spent his entire senior career playing for Alajuelense,[2] with whom he won 4 league titles. He played over 200 league matches for Liga[3] and in 121 international matches.[4]
International career
Gámez was capped by Costa Rica, playing 45 games and scoring 7 goals.[5] He represented his country in 7 FIFA World Cup qualification matches.[6]
Managerial career
After retiring, Gámez managed Alajuelense, Cartaginés and the Costa Rica national football team all on two occasions.[1]
Personal life
A son of Juan Gámez Solano and Ernestina Rivera Montenegro, Gámez was married to Telly García Montiel and they had five children.[1] He died in September 1997 of cardiac arrest.[7]
References
- ^ a b c Maestro de muchos•Juan José Gámez, 50 años de puro futbol - Nación (in Spanish)
- ^ Profile Archived 2014-12-28 at the Wayback Machine - Alajuelense (in Spanish)
- ^ Un histórico "Pato" - UNAFUT (in Spanish)
- ^ Los caudillos de la alineación rojinegra - UNAFUT (in Spanish)
- ^ Appearances for Costa Rica National Team Archived 2009-07-06 at the Wayback Machine - RSSSF
- ^ Juan José Gámez – FIFA competition record (archived)
- ^ ¡Adiós, campeón!•El futbol llora a Juan José Gámez - Nación (in Spanish)
External links
- Juan José Gámez at National-Football-Teams.com
- 1939 births
- 1997 deaths
- People from Puntarenas
- Association football midfielders
- Costa Rican footballers
- Costa Rica international footballers
- L.D. Alajuelense footballers
- Costa Rican football managers
- L.D. Alajuelense managers
- Costa Rica national football team managers
- Liga FPD players
- Costa Rican football biography stubs