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) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Luis Angel Firpo | ||
| Number | 1 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Deportivo Durán Turcios | |||
| Jardines del Río | |||
| 1996–1998 | Águila | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1998–1999 | → Santa Clara (loan) | ||
| 1999–2000 | → Jocoro (loan) | ||
| 2000–2004 | Águila | ||
| 2004–2006 | San Salvador | 15 | |
| 2006–2011 | Luis Ángel Firpo | 167 | |
| 2011– 2012 | Águila | 19 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2000– | El Salvador | 62 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 July 2011. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Juan José Gómez (born November 8, 1980 in San Miguel, El Salvador) is a Salvadoran footballer who plays actually for Luis Angel Firpo in the Salvadoran Premier League.
Club career
Gómez played for the reserves team at Salvadoran giants Águila but was not given any chance to play in the first team since Raúl Antonio García and Melvin Barrera were above him in the goalkeepers pecking order.[1] 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. He joined San Salvador four years later and left them for Luis Ángel Firpo in 2006.[2] For the Apertura 2011, Gomez returned to Águila.
In April 2012, Gómez left Águila and was reportedly looking for a job between the sticks at then bottom of the Moldovan league. He back to L.A Firpo on September 4, 2013 [3]
International career
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[4] and at the 2001,[5] 2003,[6] 2007[7] and 2009 UNCAF Nations Cups [8] as well as at the 2003[9] and 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cups.[10] He also was a non-playing squad member at the 2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[11]
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. Gomez was once again a starter on La Selecta. The game was won by a score of 2–1.
References
- ↑ El muro de la azul Diario de Hoy (Spanish)
- ↑ Profile El Gráfico (Spanish)
- ↑ Segunda oportunidad para J. J. Gómez en Europa - ElSalvadorfc.com (Spanish)
- ↑ Juan José Gómez – FIFA competition record
- ↑ Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup 2001 - Details - RSSSF
- ↑ Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup 2003 - Details - RSSSF
- ↑ UNCAF (Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup) 2007 - Details - RSSSF
- ↑ UNCAF (Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup) 2009 - Details - RSSSF
- ↑ CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2003 - Full Details - RSSSF
- ↑ CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2007 - Full Details - RSSSF
- ↑ CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2002 - Full Details - RSSSF
External links
- Juan José Gómez at National-Football-Teams.com
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