Juan José Gámez

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

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
International career
1959–1970	Costa Rica	45	(7)
Managerial career
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
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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

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" Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine - UNAFUT (in Spanish)
4. Los caudillos de la alineación rojinegra Archived 2016-08-26 at the Wayback Machine - 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 (archived)
7. ¡Adiós, campeón!•El futbol llora a Juan José Gámez - Nación (in Spanish)

External links

• Juan José Gámez at National-Football-Teams.com