Rigoberto Gómez

Rigoberto Gómez
Personal information
Full name Rigoberto Gómez Laínez
Date of birth (1977-01-09) January 9, 1977
Place of birth Tegucigalpa, Honduras
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1996–2014 Comunicaciones 92 (1)
International career‡
1998– Guatemala 15 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20 March 2007
‡ National team caps and goals as of 12 June 2007
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Gómez and the second or maternal family name is Laínez.

Rigoberto Gómez Laínez (born January 9, 1977), nicknamed La Chula, is a former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Born in Honduras, he represented the Guatemala national team.

Club career

The rather short Gómez started playing for Comunicaciones in 1996 and has not featured for any other team since, making him one of their most loyal and experienced players[1] As of June 2014, Gómez signed for another season for Comunicaciones.[2]

International career

Although born in neighbouring Honduras, Gómez made his debut for Guatemala at the November 1998 Hurricane Relief Tournament in Los Angeles against Honduras and has, as of January 2010, earned a total of 15 caps, scoring 1 goal. He has represented his country in 2 FIFA World Cup qualification matches [3] and at the 2000,[4] 2005[5] and 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup[6] Finals.

International goals

Scores and results list. Guatemala's goal tally first.
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 17 October 2007 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, United States  Mexico 1-0 3-2 Friendly match

References

  1. ^ Cinco preguntas a Rigoberto Gómez - Prensa Libre(in Spanish)
  2. ^ "Comunicaciones asegura la continuidad de nueve jugadores". www.guatefutbol.com. Archived from the original on 2014-06-06.
  3. ^ Record at FIFA Tournaments - FIFA
  4. ^ CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2000 - Full Details Archived 2009-11-14 at the Wayback Machine - RSSSF
  5. ^ CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2005 - Full Details Archived October 24, 2008, at the Wayback Machine - RSSSF
  6. ^ CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2007 - Full Details Archived October 24, 2008, at the Wayback Machine - RSSSF


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