Rónald Gómez

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Rónald Gómez

Full name	Rónald Gómez Gómez
Date of birth	January 24, 1975 (age 32)
Place of birth	Guanacaste, Costa Rica
Height	183cm
Nickname	La Bala
Playing position	forward
Club information
Current club	APOEL FC
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1992-94 1994-96 1996-97 1997-98 1998-99 1999-02 2002-03 2003 2003-2006 2006-	AD Carmelita LD Alajuelense Sporting de Gijón Hércules CF CSD Municipal OFI Crete Al Qadisiya Kuwait Irapuato (loan) Deportivo Saprissa APOEL FC	21 (2) 11 (4)
National team²
1993-	Costa Rica	83 (24)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 June 2006. ² National team caps and goals correct as of 20 June 2006. * Appearances (Goals)

Rónald Gómez Gómez (born January 24, 1975 in Guanacaste) is a Costa Rican football (soccer) forward, who, as of 2006, plays for APOEL FC.

An important player on the Costa Rican national team, Gómez played for his country at the 2002 World Cup, scoring two goals. As we head into the final stages of the tournament he has gained 78 caps and scored 23 times.

He has played in Guatemala with CSD Municipal, at La Liga in Spain with Sporting de Gijón and Hercules of Alicante, as well as in Greece with OFI Crete. With Saprissa, he has won a national championship and a 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 Futebol Clube and Liverpool F.C. He scored the winning goal in the last minutes of the game that Saprissa won in order to achieve the third place of the tournament. His goal was considered among the best of the cup.

	Costa Rica squad - 2002 FIFA World Cup
1 Lonnis \| 2 Drummond \| 3 Marín \| 4 Wright \| 5 Martínez \| 6 López \| 7 Fonseca \| 8 Solís \| 9 Wanchope \| 10 Centeno \| 11 Gómez \| 12 Parks \| 13 Vallejos \| 14 Rodríguez \| 15 Wallace \| 16 Bryce \| 17 Medford \| 18 Mesén \| 19 Cordero \| 20 Sunsing \| 21 Chinchilla \| 22 Castro \| 23 Morgan \| Coach: Guimarães

	Costa Rica squad - 2006 FIFA World Cup
1 Mesén \| 2 Drummond \| 3 Marín \| 4 Umaña \| 5 Martínez \| 6 Fonseca \| 7 Bolaños \| 8 Solís \| 9 Wanchope \| 10 Centeno \| 11 Gómez \| 12 González \| 13 Bernard \| 14 Azofeifa \| 15 Wallace \| 16 Hernández \| 17 Badilla \| 18 Porras \| 19 Saborío \| 20 Sequeira \| 21 Núñez \| 22 Rodríguez \| 23 Alfaro \| Coach: Guimarães