Football manager was shot for dropping country's politicians son from youth team
dailystar.co.ukWorld Cup, their first in the country's history.Gomez was also Colombia's assistant manager for their 1994 World Cup voyage in the USA.Colombia had entered the tournament as dark horses with an array of talent on display, most notably from the eccentric Carlos Valderrama.However, Andreas Escobar's own goal sent the Colombians packing early.Tragically, Escobar was killed a couple of weeks later in the car park of a nightclub in Medellin - when he had reportedly tried to diffuse an argument about his own goal. Like Gomez, would you return to the same job after being shot?
Let us know in the comments section When speaking to The Guardian in 2018, Gomez revealed he almost walked away from the game after Escobar was killed, and then again after he was shot.“It’s a passion,” Gomez said.“I don’t know if you get used to it too: maybe you need the pressure, the fear, the pitch, the players – the ball.
My soulmate."Gomez led Panama to their first World Cup in 2018 before leaving to join Ecuador for a second time - he is now currently in the dugout for Honduras..
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