Geovanis Cassiani

Not to be confused with Francisco Cassiani.

Geovanis Cassiani
Personal information
Full name Geovanis Cassiani Gómez
Date of birth (1970-01-10) 10 January 1970 (age 54)
Place of birth Turbo, Colombia
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1988–1992 Atlético Nacional 98 (2)
1993–1995 América de Cali 61 (1)
1997–1998 Deportes Tolima 72 (3)
2000 Envigado 30 (1)
2001 Atlético Nacional 29 (0)
Total 290 (7)
International career
1990–1997 Colombia 7 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Geovanis Cassiani Gómez[a] (born 10 January 1970,[1] in Turbo, Antioquia),[2] known as Geovanis Cassiani, is a Colombia former footballer who played as a centre-back. He played for the Colombia national team at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain, wearing the #13 jersey. Cassiani also was a member of the 1990 FIFA World Cup squad. In Argentina, he played 10 matches in Rosario Central, in the 1998–99 season.

He is the younger brother of Francisco Cassiani.

Notes

  1. ^ In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Cassiani and the second or maternal family name is Gómez.

References

  1. ^ "Geovanis Cassiani". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 10 November 2012. Retrieved 15 April 2009.
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Geovanis Cassiani". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.


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