Rónald Gómez
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rónald Gómez Gómez | ||
| Date of birth | 24 January 1975 | ||
| Place of birth | Puntarenas, Costa Rica | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Halcones (manager) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1992–1994 | Carmelita | (9) | |
| 1994–1996 | Alajuelense | (45) | |
| 1996–1997 | Sporting Gijón | 21 | (2) |
| 1997–1998 | Hércules | 11 | (4) |
| 1998–1999 | Municipal | (22) | |
| 1999–2002 | OFI Crete | 87 | (39) |
| 2002–2003 | Al Qadsia | (2) | |
| 2004 | → Irapuato (loan) | 16 | (2) |
| 2004–2006 | Saprissa | 61 | (13) |
| 2006–2007 | APOEL | 20 | (4) |
| 2007–2008 | Saprissa | 28 | (4) |
| 2009 | Santos de Guápiles | 14 | (2) |
| National team | |||
| 1993–2008 | Costa Rica | 93 | (26) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2009 | Carmelita | ||
| 2010 | Santos de Guápiles | ||
| 2011 | Deportivo Cartagena | ||
| 2012 | Juventud Escazuceña | ||
| 2013 | Halcones | ||
| 2014 | Limón | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22 July 2014. |
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Rónald Gómez Gómez (born 24 January 1975 in Puntarenas) is a retired Costa Rican football forward.
An important player on the Costa Rican national team during the 1990s and 2000s, Gómez is one of Costa Rica's best forwards, known for his rocket shots and top dribbling.
Born in Puntarenas as the 12th child of Francisca Gómez, he was raised in the village Pilas de Canjel in Guanacaste Province.
Nicknamed La Bala (The Bullit), Gómez started his career at Carmelita and scored his first league goal on 20 September 1992 against Saprissa. He then scored 45 goals for Alajuelense before moving abroad.
He has played in 6 different countries: in Spain with Sporting Gijón and Hercules of Alicante, in Guatemala with Municipal, in Greece with OFI Crete, in Kuwait with Al Qadsia, in Mexico with Irapuato and in Cyprus with APOEL where he won the Cypriot First Division.
With Saprissa, he has won 4 national championship; and 1 CONCACAF Champions Cup, and was part of the team that played the 2005 FIFA Club World Championship Toyota Cup where Saprissa finished third behind São Paulo and Liverpool. He scored the winning goal in the final minutes of the game that Saprissa won in order to achieve the third place of the tournament against Al-Ittihad. His goal was considered among the best of the cup.
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