Juan José Gómez
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Juan José Gómez | ||
| Date of birth | November 8, 1980 | ||
| Place of birth | San Miguel, El Salvador | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Deportivo Durán Turcios | |||
| Jardínes del Río | |||
| 1996–1998 | CD Águila | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1998–1999 | → CD Santa Clara (loan) | ||
| 1999–2000 | → Jocoro FC (loan) | ||
| 2000–2004 | CD Águila | ||
| 2004–2006 | San Salvador FC | ||
| 2006–2011 | CD Luis Ángel Firpo | ||
| 2011–2012 | Águila | ||
| 2012–2013 | CD UES | ||
| 2013–2014 | CD Luis Ángel Firpo | ||
| International career | |||
| 2000–2011 | El Salvador | 62 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Juan José Gómez (born November 8, 1980, in San Miguel, El Salvador) is a Salvadoran retired professional goalkeeper. He is currently working as part of a sports narration staff for the private sports channel Tigo Sports based in El Salvador.
Club career[edit]
Águila[edit]
Gómez played for the reserve team at Salvadoran giants Águila, but was not given any chance to play in the first team since Raúl García and Melvin Barrera were above him in the goalkeepers pecking order.
Due to the strong competition in the goal he then turned striker and made his senior debut on loan at Santa Clara, and played for Jocoro before returning to play in goal for Águila in 2000. With the team of San Miguel Gómez won the Copa Presidente 1999–2000 (defeating in the final to Luis Ángel Firpo 3–2), also the Apertura 2000 and Clausura 2001 tournaments, suffering also a defeat at the final of the Apertura 2003.
San Salvador FC[edit]
He joined San Salvador FC in 2004, but left them for Luis Ángel Firpo in 2006.
Luis Ángel Firpo[edit]
With the team of Usulután José Gómez won two national titles: Apertura 2007 and Clausura 2008.
Return to Águila[edit]
Gómez signed again with Águila for the Apertura 2011.
In April 2012, Gómez left Águila and was reportedly looking for a job between the sticks at then bottom of the Moldovan National Division.
UES[edit]
Later, Gómez had a short step with UES, then he back to Luis Ángel Firpo on September 4, 2013.
Return to Luis Ángel Firpo[edit]
Gómez left the team after Clausura 2014 ends up with Luis Ángel Firpo descended to Segunda División.
International career[edit]
Gómez made his debut for El Salvador in an August 1999 friendly match against Greece, playing as a striker, and has earned a total of 64 caps, scoring no goals.
He has represented his country in 12 FIFA World Cup qualification matches and at the 2001,[1] 2003,[2] 2007[3] and 2009 UNCAF Nations Cups [4] as well as at the 2003[5] and 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cups.[6] He also was a non-playing squad member at the 2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[7]
His final international was a September 2009 FIFA World Cup qualification match against the United States. He was eventually called-up 2 years later to take part at the 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup but did not play any minutes. On August 7, 2011, against Venezuela, J.J. Gómez was once again a starter on La Selecta. The game was won by a score of 2–1.
Honours[edit]
Club[edit]
- Primera División
- Champion: Apertura 2000, Clausura 2001
- Runners-up: Apertura 2003
- Primera División
- Champion: Apertura 2007, Clausura 2008
- Runners-up: Clausura 2009
References[edit]
- ^ Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup 2001 - Details Archived 2008-10-24 at the Wayback Machine - RSSSF
- ^ Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup 2003 - Details Archived 2009-04-26 at the Wayback Machine - RSSSF
- ^ UNCAF (Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup) 2007 - Details Archived 2008-10-24 at the Wayback Machine - RSSSF
- ^ UNCAF (Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup) 2009 - Details Archived 2013-11-05 at the Wayback Machine - RSSSF
- ^ CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2003 - Full Details Archived 2008-10-24 at the Wayback Machine - RSSSF
- ^ CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2007 - Full Details Archived 2008-10-24 at the Wayback Machine - RSSSF
- ^ CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2002 - Full Details Archived 2009-10-03 at the Wayback Machine - RSSSF
External links[edit]
- Juan José Gómez at National-Football-Teams.com
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- 1980 births
- Living people
- People from San Miguel, El Salvador
- Men's association football goalkeepers
- Salvadoran men's footballers
- El Salvador men's international footballers
- 2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
- 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
- 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
- 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
- C.D. Águila footballers
- San Salvador F.C. footballers
- C.D. Luis Ángel Firpo footballers