Juan José Gámez

Juan José Gámez Rivera (8 July 1939 — 25 September 1997) was a Costa Rican football player and manager.

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
Position(s) 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
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Gámez and the second or maternal family name is Rivera.

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
  1. Maestro de muchos•Juan José Gámez, 50 años de puro futbol - Nación (in Spanish)
  2. Profile Archived 2014-12-28 at the Wayback Machine - Alajuelense (in Spanish)
  3. Un histórico "Pato" - UNAFUT (in Spanish)
  4. Los caudillos de la alineación rojinegra - UNAFUT (in Spanish)
  5. Appearances for Costa Rica National Team Archived 2009-07-06 at the Wayback Machine - RSSSF
  6. Juan José Gámez – FIFA competition record
  7. ¡Adiós, campeón!•El futbol llora a Juan José Gámez - Nación (in Spanish)
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