Róger Gómez


Róger Gómez Tenorio is a retired Costa Rican football player.

Club career

Born in Palmar Sur, Gómez played for Municipal Osa, Cartaginés and Herediano and scored 119 league goals during his career, 38 of them for Herediano. He was dismissed by Herediano in November 1995 after a poor season.
He played a total of 524 matches in the Costa Rican Primera División from 1986 through 2002.

International career

Nicknamed El Policía, he made his debut for Costa Rica in a May 1990 friendly match against Poland and earned a total of 19 caps, scoring 4 goals. He was part of the national team squad, that played in the 1990 FIFA World Cup held in Italy, and featured in three of their four games played. He scored the first goal in the UNCAF Nations Cup history in 1991, and also played at the 1991 CONCACAF Gold Cup.
He played his final international on 8 November 1992 against Honduras.

International goals

DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.26 May 1991Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá, San José1–02–01991 UNCAF Nations Cup
2.29 May 1991Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá, San José6–17–11991 UNCAF Nations Cup
3.29 June 1991Rose Bowl, Pasadena, United States1–02–01991 CONCACAF Gold Cup
4.27 November 1991Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, United States1–11–1Friendly match

Managerial career

After retiring as a player, Gómez became a manager and was in charge of several local sides like Osa as well as of Panamanian side Atlético Veragüense.