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 |
Juan José Gámez Rivera (8 July 1939 — 25 September 1997) was a Costa Rican football player and manager.
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]
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]
After retiring, Gámez managed Alajuelense, Cartaginés and the Costa Rica national football team all on two occasions. [1]
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]
Personal information | |||
---|---|---|---|
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 |
Juan José Gámez Rivera (8 July 1939 — 25 September 1997) was a Costa Rican football player and manager.
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]
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]
After retiring, Gámez managed Alajuelense, Cartaginés and the Costa Rica national football team all on two occasions. [1]
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]