Omar Hugo Gómez

Omar Hugo Gómez
Personal information
Full name Omar Hugo Gómez
Date of birth (1955-10-03)3 October 1955
Place of birth Quilmes, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Date of death 4 May 2021(2021-05-04) (aged 65)
Place of death Florencio Varela, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1974–1978 Quilmes Atlético Club
1979 Newell's Old Boys
1979–1980 Wichita Wings (indoor) 19 (28)
1979–1981 Dallas Tornado 42 (12)
1980–1981 Dallas Tornado (indoor) 5 (10)
1981–1982 New York Arrows (indoor) 40 (40)
1982–1986 Wichita Wings (indoor) 110 (72)
1986 Defensa y Justicia
1987–1990 Quilmes Atlético Club
1990–1991 Wichita Wings (indoor) 43 (21)
Managerial career
2000 Club Cerro Porteño PF
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Omar Hugo Gómez (3 October 1955 – 4 May 2021) nicknamed Indio (Indian)[1] was an Argentine footballer, best known for his time as player for Quilmes Atlético Club (1974–1978) where he distinguished himself for his classic gambetas (Dribbling).[2][3]

Career

Gómez was champion of the 1978 Argentine Primera División tournament with Quilmes.[1] During his career at the club, he ascended twice, one in 1975 to the Primera División and one to the Primera Nacional in 1986–1987.[1] As manager, he worked with Club Cerro Porteño Presidente Franco in 2000 in Paraguay.[1] He also played in Paraguay as well as other Argentine clubs, such as Newell's Old Boys and Defensa y Justicia.[3] Gómez also took part in indoor football in the United States, playing in Kansas, Dallas and New York.[3]

Death

Gómez died from COVID-19 in Florencio Varela, Buenos Aires, on 4 May 2021, at the age of 65.[1][3]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Dolor en el fútbol: murió Omar "Indio" Gómez, una gloria de Quilmes" [Pain in football: Omar "Indio" Gómez died, a glory of Quilmes]. La Nación (in Spanish). 4 May 2021. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
  2. ^ "El Indio Gómez se llevó sus gambetas y pasó a ser leyenda" [Indio Gómez took his dribbles and became a legend]. Radio El Sol (in Spanish). 5 May 2021. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
  3. ^ a b c d "Quilmes: Omar "Indio" Gómez, otra víctima fatal del coronavirus" [Quilmes: Omar "Indio" Gómez, another fatal victim of the coronavirus]. Página 12 (in Spanish). 5 May 2021. Retrieved 13 June 2021.


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