Jaime Gómez (Mexican footballer)

Jaime David Gómez Munguía (29 December 1929 – 4 May 2008) was a Mexican football goalkeeper who played for Mexico national team in FIFA World Cup tournaments (1958) and (1962).[1][2]

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Gómez and the second or maternal family name is Munguía.
Jaime Gómez
Personal information
Full name Jaime David Gómez Munguía
Date of birth (1929-12-29)29 December 1929
Place of birth Manzanillo, Colima, Mexico
Date of death 4 May 2008(2008-05-04) (aged 78)
Place of death Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1950–1964 Guadalajara 301 (?)
1964–1967 Monterrey
1968–1969 Oro
1969–1970 Laguna
National team
1956–1960 Mexico
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

Born in Manzanillo, Colima,[3] Gómez played football for C.D. Guadalajara, winning six titles Primera División with the club.[4] He made his debut with Chivas on 5 May 1950.[5]

Gómez was admitted into the Hall of Fame Tennis Championships in 2012.[6]

Personal

Gómez died from pancreatic cancer at age 78.[4]

References
  1. 1958 FIFA World Cup Sweden Archived 2011-10-13 at the Wayback Machine
  2. https://www.informador.mx/amp/Deportes/Adios-Tubo-20080504-0006.html
  3. "Un 4 de mayo pero de..." (in Spanish). Diario de Morelos. 4 May 2013.
  4. Juárez, Rigoberto (5 May 2008). "Murió Jaime "Tubo" Gómez" [Jaime "Tube" Gómez died] (in Spanish). Esto.
  5. Juárez, Rigoberto (6 May 2008). "Hasta siempre...Último adiós al "Tubo" Gómez" [Farewell: Last goodbye to "Tube" Gómez] (in Spanish). Esto.
  6. "Jaime 'Tubo' Gómez llega al Salón de la Fama" [Jaime 'Tube' Gómez arrives at the Hall of Fame] (in Spanish). El Informador. 20 March 2012.
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