Rónald Gómez

Rónald Gómez Gómez (born 24 January 1975) is a retired Costa Rican football forward and manager. He is the current manager for Gamma Ethniki club Apollon Smyrnis.

For other footballers, see Ronald Gómez (Aruban footballer) and Ronald Gómez (Salvadoran footballer).
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Gómez and the second or maternal family name is Gómez.

Rónald Gómez
Gómez in 2007
Personal information
Full name Rónald Gómez Gómez[1]
Date of birth (1975-01-24) 24 January 1975
Place of birth Puntarenas, Costa Rica
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[2]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Apollon Smyrnis (Manager)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1992–1994 Carmelita 27 (9)
1994–1996 Alajuelense 68 (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)
Total 353 (148)
International career
1993–2008 Costa Rica 93 (26)
Managerial career
2009 Carmelita
2010 Santos de Guápiles
2011 Deportivo Cartagena
2012 Juventud Escazuceña
2013 Halcones
2014 Limón
2016–2018 Xelajú
2018–2021 Malacateco
2021–2022 Costa Rica (assistant)
2023 Santa Lucía
2023– Apollon Smyrnis
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

An important player on the Costa Rica national football team during the 1990s and 2000s, Gómez is regarded as one of Costa Rica's best forwards, known for his rocket shots and top dribbling.

Gómez is, along with Paulo Wanchope, the top scorer for Costa Rica in the FIFA World Cup with three goals.[3]

Club career

Early years

Born in Puntarenas as the 12th child of Francisca Gómez, he was raised in the village Pilas de Canjel in Guanacaste Province.[4]

Nicknamed La Bala (The Bullit), Gómez started his career at Carmelita and scored his first league goal on 20 September 1992 against Saprissa.[5] He then scored 45 goals for Alajuelense before moving abroad.

Years abroad

He has played in 6 different countries: in Spain with Sporting Gijón[6] and Hercules of Alicante, in Guatemala with Municipal,[7] in Greece with OFI Crete,[8] in Kuwait with Al Qadsia, in Mexico with Irapuato[9] and in Cyprus with APOEL[10] where he won the Cypriot First Division.[11]

Saprissa

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.[12] 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.

Return from retirement

In June 2009, Gómez came out of playing retirement for a final season at Santos after he was relegated to the second division as manager of Carmelita.[13] After the season, he became manager of Santos.[14]

International career

Gómez made his debut for Costa Rica in a February 1993 UNCAF Nations Cup qualification match against Nicaragua and earned a total of 93 caps, scoring 26 goals.[15] He represented his country in 27 FIFA World Cup qualification matches and figured at the 2002 and 2006 World Cups.[12] He also played at the 1993[16] and 2001 UNCAF Nations Cups[17] as well as at the 1993,[18] 2000[19] and 2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup[20] and the 1997,[21] 2001,[22] and 2004 Copa América.[23]

His final international was a March 2008 friendly match against Peru.

International goals
Scores and results list. Costa Rica's goal tally first.
GoalDateVenueOpponentResultCompetition
116 February 1993Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica, San José, Costa Rica Nicaragua6–0UNCAF Nations Cup qualifier
216 February 1993Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica, San José, Costa Rica Nicaragua6–0UNCAF Nations Cup qualifier
35 March 1993Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino, Tegucigalpa El Salvador1–0UNCAF Nations Cup
–23 June 1993Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica, San José, Costa Rica Panama3–1Unofficial friendly match
427 September 1993Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium, Dammam, Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia2–3Friendly match
517 December 1994King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia3–1Friendly match
617 December 1994King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia3–1Friendly match
717 December 1994King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia3–1Friendly match
85 June 1996Varsity Stadium, Toronto, Canada Canada1–0Friendly match
91 September 1996Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain , Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago1–01998 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF)
1014 December 1996Stanford Stadium, Stanford, United States United States1–21998 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF)
1123 March 1997Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá, San José, Costa Rica United States3–21998 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF)
1217 July 1999Titan Stadium, Fullerton, United States Saudi Arabia1–0Friendly
1318 August 1999Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay Uruguay4–5Friendly
1418 August 1999Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay Uruguay4–5Friendly
1530 May 2001Estadio Olimpico Metropolitano, San Pedro Sula, Honduras Panama2–1UNCAF Nations Cup
161 September 2001Hasely Crawford Stadium , Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago2–0World Cup qualifier
171 September 2001Hasely Crawford Stadium , Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago2–0World Cup qualifier
1826 January 2002Orange Bowl, Miami, United States Haiti2–12002 CONCACAF Gold Cup
1930 January 2002Rose Bowl, Pasadena, United States South Korea3–12002 CONCACAF Gold Cup
204 June 2002Gwangju World Cup Stadium, Gwangju, South Korea China2–02002 FIFA World Cup
2113 June 2002Suwon World Cup Stadium, Suwon, South Korea Brazil2–52002 FIFA World Cup
2220 June 2004Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto, Alajuela, Costa Rica Cuba1–1World Cup qualifier
238 June 2005Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá, San José, Costa Rica Guatemala3–2World Cup qualifier
2419 June 2005Helong Stadium, Changsha, China Panama2–2Friendly
253 September 2005Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama Panama3–1World Cup qualifier
2620 June 2006AWD-Arena, Hannover, Germany Poland1–22006 FIFA World Cup

Managerial career

He made his debut as manager of Carmelita in January 2009.[5] In October 2010 he was dismissed by Santos de Guápiles[24] and he later managed second division sides Deportivo Cartagena[25] and Juventud Escazuceña.[26] In September 2013, he took charge of Guatemalan side Halcones[27] and in May 2014 he returned to Costa Rica to take charge at Limón.[28]

Personal life

He is married to Gina Soto and they have two sons, Esteban and Daniel.[29]

Honours

References
  1. "2006 FIFA World Cup Germany: List of Players: Costa Rica" (PDF). FIFA. 21 March 2014. p. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 June 2019.
  2. "FIFA Club World Championship Japan 2005 – Official Rosters". FIFA. 4 December 2005. Archived from the original on 19 December 2005.
  3. Abreu, Pedro. "Mundial Alemania 2006 .:. Sitio especial de nacion.com". La Nación. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
  4. Los secretos de Pinino – Nación (in Spanish)
  5. Rónald Gómez debuta como técnico carmelo Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine – Nación (in Spanish)
  6. Gómez ilusiona a Gijón Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine – Nación (in Spanish)
  7. Gómez al Municipal Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine – Nación (in Spanish)
  8. Ronald Gómez jugará con equipo de Grecia Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine – Nación (in Spanish)
  9. Rónald Gómez y Mauricio Solís firmaron con Irapuato Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine – Nación (in Spanish)
  10. Ronald Gómez destaca en Chipre La última aventura de la Bala, un ‘trotamundos’ del futbol Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine – Nación (in Spanish)
  11. Goleador tico es campeón chipriota Gómez alcanza su primera liga europea Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine – Nación (in Spanish)
  12. Rónald Gómez – FIFA competition record (archived)
  13. La Bala Gómez jugaría con Santos – Nación (in Spanish)
  14. La Bala Gómez dirigirá a Santos Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine – Nación (in Spanish)
  15. Mamrud, Roberto (28 April 2008). "Rónald Gómez – Goals in International Matches". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 18 August 2009.
  16. Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup 1997 – Details – RSSSF
  17. Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup 2001 – Details – RSSSF
  18. CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 1993 – Full Details – RSSSF
  19. CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2000 – Full Details – RSSSF
  20. CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2002 – Full Details – RSSSF
  21. Copa América 1997 – RSSSF
  22. Copa América 2001 – RSSSF
  23. Copa América 2004 – RSSSF
  24. Santos despide a Ronald Gómez Archived 2 April 2015 at the Wayback Machine – Nación (in Spanish)
  25. Ronald Gómez es el nuevo técnico de Cartagena en la liga de ascenso Archived 26 April 2015 at archive.today – Everardo Herrera (in Spanish)
  26. El Pato y la Bala se topan en el banco Archived 27 July 2014 at archive.today – Nación (in Spanish)
  27. Costarricense Ronald Gómez nuevo técnico del Halcones de Guatemala – Nación (in Spanish)
  28. Rónald Gómez dirigirá a Limón FC Archived 20 May 2014 at the Wayback Machine – Al Día (in Spanish)
  29. Ronald Gómez con su primer trofeo europeo La Bala no sigue en Chipre – Nación (in Spanish)
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