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Not to be confused with Ronald Gómez (Aruban footballer).

Rónald Gómez
Personal information
Full name Rónald Gómez Gómez
Date of birth (1975-01-24) 24 January 1975 (age 49)
Place of birth Puntarenas, Costa Rica
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Halcones (manager)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1992–1994 Carmelita 27 (9)
1994–1996 Alajuelense 68 (45)
1996–1997 Sporting Gijón 21 (2)
1997–1998 Hércules 11 (4)
1998–1999 Municipal (22)
1999–2002 OFI Crete 87 (39)
2002–2003 Al Qadsia (2)
2004 → Irapuato (loan) 16 (2)
2004–2006 Saprissa 61 (13)
2006–2007 APOEL 20 (4)
2007–2008 Saprissa 28 (4)
2009 Santos de Guápiles 14 (2)
International career
1993–2008 Costa Rica 93 (26)
Managerial career
2009 Carmelita
2010 Santos de Guápiles
2011 Deportivo Cartagena
2012 Juventud Escazuceña
2013 Halcones
2014 Limón
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 July 2014

Template:Spanish name 2 Rónald Gómez Gómez (born 24 January 1975 in Puntarenas) is a retired Costa Rican football forward.

An important player on the Costa Rican national team during the 1990s and 2000s, Gómez is one of Costa Rica's best forwards, known for his rocket shots and top dribbling.

Gómez is, along with Paulo Wanchope, the top scorer for Costa Rica in the FIFA World Cup with three goals.[1]

Club career

Early years

Born in Puntarenas as the 12th child of Francisca Gómez, he was raised in the village Pilas de Canjel in Guanacaste Province.[2]

Nicknamed La Bala (The Bullit), Gómez started his career at Carmelita and scored his first league goal on 20 September 1992 against Saprissa.[3] He then scored 45 goals for Alajuelense before moving abroad.

Years abroad

He has played in 6 different countries: in Spain with Sporting Gijón[4] and Hercules of Alicante, in Guatemala with Municipal,[5] in Greece with OFI Crete,[6] in Kuwait with Al Qadsia, in Mexico with Irapuato[7] and in Cyprus with APOEL[8] where he won the Cypriot First Division.[9]

Saprissa

With Saprissa, he has won 4 national championship; and 1 CONCACAF Champions Cup, and was part of the team that played the 2005 FIFA Club World Championship Toyota Cup where Saprissa finished third behind São Paulo and Liverpool.[10] He scored the winning goal in the final minutes of the game that Saprissa won in order to achieve the third place of the tournament against Al-Ittihad. His goal was considered among the best of the cup.

Return from retirement

In June 2009, Gómez came out of playing retirement for a final season at Santos after he was relegated to the second division as manager of Carmelita.[11] After the season, he became manager of Santos.[12]

International career

Gómez made his debut for Costa Rica in a February 1993 UNCAF Nations Cup qualification match against Nicaragua and earned a total of 93 caps, scoring 26 goals.[13] He represented his country in 27 FIFA World Cup qualification matches and figured at the 2002 and 2006 World Cups.[10] He also played at the 1993[14] and 2001 UNCAF Nations Cups[15] as well as at the 1993,[16] 2000[17] and 2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup[18] and the 1997,[19] 2001,[20] and 2004 Copa América.[21]

His final international was a March 2008 friendly match against Peru.

International goals

Scores and results list. Costa Rica's goal tally first.
Goal Date Venue Opponent Result Competition
1 16 February 1993 Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica, San José, Costa Rica  Nicaragua 6 - 0 UNCAF Nations Cup qualifier
2 16 February 1993 Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica, San José, Costa Rica  Nicaragua 6 - 0 UNCAF Nations Cup qualifier
3 5 March 1993 Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino, Tegucigalpa  El Salvador 1 - 0 UNCAF Nations Cup
23 June 1993 Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica, San José, Costa Rica  Panama 3 - 1 Friendly match, Not official
4 27 September 1993 Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium, Dammam, Saudi Arabia  Saudi Arabia 2 - 3 Friendly match
5 17 December 1994 King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia  Saudi Arabia 3 - 1 Friendly match
6 17 December 1994 King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia  Saudi Arabia 3 - 1 Friendly match
7 17 December 1994 King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia  Saudi Arabia 3 - 1 Friendly match
8 5 June 1996 Varsity Stadium, Toronto, Canada  Canada 1 - 0 Friendly match
9 1 September 1996 Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain , Trinidad and Tobago  Trinidad and Tobago 1 - 0 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF)
10 14 December 1996 Stanford Stadium, Stanford, United States  United States 1 - 2 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF)
11 23 March 1997 Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá, San José, Costa Rica  United States 3 - 2 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF)
12 17 July 1999 Titan Stadium, Fullerton, United States  Saudi Arabia 1 - 0 Friendly
13 18 August 1999 Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay  Uruguay 4 - 5 Friendly
14 18 August 1999 Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay  Uruguay 4 - 5 Friendly
15 30 May 2001 Estadio Olimpico Metropolitano, San Pedro Sula, Honduras  Panama 2 - 1 UNCAF Nations Cup
16 1 September 2001 Hasely Crawford Stadium , Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago  Trinidad and Tobago 2 - 0 World Cup qualifier
17 1 September 2001 Hasely Crawford Stadium , Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago  Trinidad and Tobago 2 - 0 World Cup qualifier
18 26 January 2002 Orange Bowl, Miami, United States  Haiti 2 - 1 2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup
19 30 January 2002 Rose Bowl, Pasadena, United States  South Korea 3 - 1 2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup
20 4 June 2002 Gwangju World Cup Stadium, Gwangju, South Korea  China 2 - 0 2002 FIFA World Cup
21 13 June 2002 Suwon World Cup Stadium, Suwon, South Korea  Brazil 2 - 5 2002 FIFA World Cup
22 20 June 2004 Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto, Alajuela, Costa Rica  Cuba 1 - 1 World Cup qualifier
23 8 June 2005 Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá, San José, Costa Rica  Guatemala 3 - 2 World Cup qualifier
24 19 June 2005 Helong Stadium, Changsha, China  Panama 2 - 2 Friendly
25 3 September 2005 Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama  Panama 3 - 1 World Cup qualifier
26 20 June 2006 AWD-Arena, Hannover, Germany  Poland 1 - 2 2006 FIFA World Cup

Managerial career

He made his debut as manager of Carmelita in January 2009.[3] In October 2010 he was dismissed by Santos de Guápiles[22] and he later managed second division sides Deportivo Cartagena[23] and Juventud Escazuceña.[24] In September 2013, he took charge of Guatemalan side Halcones[25] and in May 2014 he returned to Costa Rica to take charge at Limón.[26]

Personal life

He is married to Gina Soto and they have two sons, Esteban and Daniel.[27]

Honours

References

  1. ^ Abreu, Pedro. "Mundial Alemania 2006 .:. Sitio especial de nacion.com". La Nación. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
  2. ^ Los secretos de Pinino - Nación (in Spanish)
  3. ^ a b Rónald Gómez debuta como técnico carmelo Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine - Nación (in Spanish)
  4. ^ Gómez ilusiona a Gijón Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine - Nación (in Spanish)
  5. ^ Gómez al Municipal Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine - Nación (in Spanish)
  6. ^ Ronald Gómez jugará con equipo de Grecia Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine - Nación (in Spanish)
  7. ^ Rónald Gómez y Mauricio Solís firmaron con Irapuato Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine - Nación (in Spanish)
  8. ^ Ronald Gómez destaca en Chipre La última aventura de la Bala, un ‘trotamundos’ del futbol Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine - Nación (in Spanish)
  9. ^ Goleador tico es campeón chipriota Gómez alcanza su primera liga europea Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine - Nación (in Spanish)
  10. ^ a b Rónald Gómez – FIFA competition record (archived)
  11. ^ La Bala Gómez jugaría con Santos - Nación (in Spanish)
  12. ^ La Bala Gómez dirigirá a Santos Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine - Nación (in Spanish)
  13. ^ Mamrud, Roberto (28 April 2008). "Rónald Gómez - Goals in International Matches". RSSSF. Retrieved 18 August 2009.
  14. ^ Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup 1997 - Details[permanent dead link] - RSSSF
  15. ^ Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup 2001 - Details - RSSSF
  16. ^ CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 1993 - Full Details - RSSSF
  17. ^ CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2000 - Full Details - RSSSF
  18. ^ CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2002 - Full Details - RSSSF
  19. ^ Copa América 1997 - RSSSF
  20. ^ Copa América 2001[permanent dead link] - RSSSF
  21. ^ Copa América 2004[permanent dead link] - RSSSF
  22. ^ Santos despide a Ronald Gómez Archived 2 April 2015 at the Wayback Machine - Nación (in Spanish)
  23. ^ Ronald Gómez es el nuevo técnico de Cartagena en la liga de ascenso Archived 26 April 2015 at archive.today - Everardo Herrera (in Spanish)
  24. ^ El Pato y la Bala se topan en el banco Archived 27 July 2014 at archive.today - Nación (in Spanish)
  25. ^ Costarricense Ronald Gómez nuevo técnico del Halcones de Guatemala - Nación (in Spanish)
  26. ^ Rónald Gómez dirigirá a Limón FC Archived 20 May 2014 at the Wayback Machine - Al Día (in Spanish)
  27. ^ Ronald Gómez con su primer trofeo europeo La Bala no sigue en Chipre - Nación (in Spanish)
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