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Róger Gómez
Costa Rican footballer (born 1965)
Róger Gómez Tenorio (born February 7, 1965) is a retired Costa Rican football player.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Róger Gómez Tenorio | ||
| Date of birth | (1965-02-07) February 7, 1965 (age 59) | ||
| Place of birth | Palmar Sur, Costa Rica | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1990 | Cartaginés | ||
| 1992–1995 | Herediano | (38) | |
| 1995 | Turrialba | ||
| 1997–1999 | Pérez Zeledón | ||
| 1999–2002 | Municipal Osa | ||
| Total | 524 | (119) | |
| International career | |||
| 1990–1992 | Costa Rica | 19 | (4) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2000 | Municipal Goicoechea | ||
| 2003 | Municipal Osa | ||
| 2009–2010 | Atlético Veragüense | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Born in Palmar Sur,[1] Gómez played for Municipal Osa, Cartaginés and Herediano and scored 119 league goals during his career,[2] 38 of them for Herediano.[3] He was dismissed by Herediano in November 1995 after a poor season.[4]
He played a total of 524 matches in the Costa Rican Primera División from 1986 through 2002.[5]
Nicknamed El Policía, he made his debut for Costa Rica in a May 1990 friendly match against Poland and earned a total of 19 caps, scoring 4 goals. He was part of the national team, that played in the 1990 FIFA World Cup held in Italy, and featured in three of their four games played.[6] He scored the first goal in the UNCAF Nations Cup history in 1991,[7] and also played at the 1991 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[8]
He played his final international on 8 November 1992 against Honduras.
International goals
- Scores and results list Costa Rica's goal tally first.
| N. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 26 May 1991 | Estadio Nacional, San José |  Honduras | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1991 UNCAF Nations Cup |
| 2. | 29 May 1991 | Estadio Nacional, San José |  El Salvador | 6–1 | 7–1 | 1991 UNCAF Nations Cup |
| 3. | 29 June 1991 | Rose Bowl, Pasadena, United States |  Guatemala | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1991 CONCACAF Gold Cup |
| 4. | 27 November 1991 | Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, United States |  Mexico | 1–1 | 1–1 | Friendly match |
After retiring as a player, Gómez became a manager and was in charge of several local sides like Osa[9] as well as of Panamanian side Atlético Veragüense.[10]
- Tradición en el zacate - Nación (in Spanish)
- "Club de los 100" (in Spanish). UNAFUT. 2009-08-24.
- ¿Terremoto en Heredia! Separaciones y multas por bajo rendimiento e indisciplina - Nación (in Spanish)
- Jugadores con más partidos de campeonato nacional - UNAFUT (in Spanish)
- Róger Gómez – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Ticos y catrachos tienden a anotar el primer gol en Uncaf - Nación (in Spanish)
- Parra y Soto lideran lista de entrenadores extranjeros en Panamá - El Colombiano (in Spanish)
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