Juan José Gámez

Juan José Gámez
Personal information
Full name Juan José Gámez Rivera
Date of birth (1939-07-08)8 July 1939
Place of birth Puntarenas, Costa Rica
Date of death 25 September 1997(1997-09-25) (aged 58)
Place of death Pérez Zeledón, Costa Rica
Playing position Midfielder
Youth career
1958 Unión Deportiva Tibaseña
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1959-1974 Alajuelense
National team
1959-1970 Costa Rica 45 (7)
Teams managed
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

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.


This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Gámez and the second or maternal family name is Rivera.

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


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