Personal information | |||
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Full name | Rigoberto Gómez Laínez | ||
Date of birth | January 9, 1977 | ||
Place of birth | Tegucigalpa, Honduras | ||
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
Position(s) | midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Comunicaciones | ||
Number | 22 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
1996–2014 | Comunicaciones | 92 | (1) |
International career‡ | |||
1998–present | Guatemala | 15 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 March 2007 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 June 2007 |
Rigoberto Gómez Laínez (born January 9, 1977) is a retired Honduran football midfielder who last played for Comunicaciones of the Guatemala's top division.
The rather short Gómez started playing for Comunicaciones in 1996 and has not featured for any other team since, making him one of their most loyal and experienced players [1] As of June 2014, Gómez signed for another season for Comunicaciones. [2]
Although born in neighbouring Honduras, Gómez made his debut for Guatemala at the November 1998 Hurricane Relief Tournament in Los Angeles against Honduras and has, as of January 2010, earned a total of 15 caps, scoring 1 goal. He has represented his country in 2 FIFA World Cup qualification matches [3] and at the 2000, [4] 2005 [5] and 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup [6] Finals.
# | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 17 October 2007 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, United States | Mexico | 1-0 | 3-2 | Friendly match |