Ronald Gomez

Date of birth24 January 1975
Place of birthSan José
NationalityCosta Rica
Weight80 kg
Height1.83 m
PositionForward

Gomez started at LD Alajuelense before moving to play in Spain for Sporting Gijon then onto Municipal before moving to play for Greek side OFI in 1999.

He can play as a holding player but his runs off of the ball and powerful left foot shot make him an attacking danger for his team.

Gomez scored Costa Rica's first goal in their opening game win at the 2002 World Cup finals against China and also found the net in the final Group C game - a 5-2 defeat by Brazil.

Four years later, Gomez scored the last of Costa Rica's three goals at the 2006 World Cup finals in a Group A 1-2 defeat by Poland.

Club stats

Season Team Competition Apps Subs Goals Y R
2005-06 Deportivo Saprissa FIFA Club World Cup 1


Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.

Club matches

Date Match Result Competition Round
15 Dec 2005 Deportivo Saprissa v Liverpool L 0-3 FIFA Club World Cup Semi-final


Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.

International stats

Season Team Competition Apps Subs Goals Y R
1992-93 Costa Rica CONCAF 2
1
1992-93 Costa Rica International Friendly 2
1992-93 Costa Rica UNCAF Tournament 1
2
1993-94 Costa Rica CONCACAF Gold Cup 1
1
1993-94 Costa Rica International Friendly 4
1
1994-95 Costa Rica International Friendly 1
3
1994-95 Costa Rica Panamerican Games 4
4
1995-96 Costa Rica International Friendly 1
1
1
1995-96 Costa Rica Olympics 1
3
1996-97 Costa Rica Copa America 2
1996-97 Costa Rica Copa Centroamericana
1
1996-97 Costa Rica FIFA World Cup 7
3
1996-97 Costa Rica International Friendly 1
1997-98 Costa Rica FIFA World Cup 3
1998-99 Costa Rica International Friendly 1
1999-00 Costa Rica CONCACAF Gold Cup 2
1
1999-00 Costa Rica International Friendly 2
3
2000-01 Costa Rica FIFA World Cup 1
1
2000-01 Costa Rica UNCAF Tournament 3
1
2
2001-02 Costa Rica CONCACAF Gold Cup 4
2
1
2001-02 Costa Rica Copa America 3
1
2001-02 Costa Rica FIFA World Cup 7
4
2
2001-02 Costa Rica International Friendly 3
1
2003-04 Costa Rica Copa America 1
2
2003-04 Costa Rica FIFA World Cup 2
1
1
2003-04 Costa Rica International Friendly 2
2004-05 Costa Rica FIFA World Cup 2
2
1
1
2004-05 Costa Rica International Friendly 2
1
1
2005-06 Costa Rica FIFA World Cup 7
2
1
2005-06 Costa Rica International Friendly 3
1
2007-08 Costa Rica International Friendly 4
1
1


Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.

International matches

Date Match Result Competition Round
16 Feb 1993 Costa Rica v Nicaragua W 6-0 UNCAF Tournament 1st round 1st leg
05 Mar 1993 Costa Rica v El Salvador W 1-0 CONCAF Final round
09 Mar 1993 Costa Rica v Panama W 2-0 CONCAF Final round
23 Mar 1993 Costa Rica v Canada L 0-1 International Friendly
31 Mar 1993 Colombia v Costa Rica L 4-1 International Friendly
15 Jul 1993 Mexico v Costa Rica D 1-1 CONCACAF Gold Cup Group B
21 Jul 1993 USA v Costa Rica L 1-0 CONCACAF Gold Cup Semi-final
23 Sep 1993 Saudi Arabia v Costa Rica W 1-2 International Friendly
27 Sep 1993 Saudi Arabia v Costa Rica L 3-1 International Friendly
19 Jan 1994 Norway v Costa Rica D 0-0 International Friendly
11 Jun 1994 Costa Rica v Italy L 0-1 International Friendly
17 Dec 1994 Saudi Arabia v Costa Rica W 1-3 International Friendly
10 Mar 1995 Brazil v Costa Rica L 2-1 Panamerican Games Group B
13 Mar 1995 Costa Rica v Chile W 4-1 Panamerican Games Group B
15 Mar 1995 Costa Rica v Bermuda W 5-0 Panamerican Games Group B
19 Mar 1995 Mexico v Costa Rica L 3-2 Panamerican Games Quarter-final
27 Sep 1995 Jamaica v Costa Rica L 2-0 International Friendly
11 May 1996 Costa Rica v Trinidad and Tobago W 4-1 Olympics CONCACAF final round
05 Jun 1996 Canada v Costa Rica W 0-1 International Friendly
25 Aug 1996 Costa Rica v Chile D 1-1 International Friendly
01 Sep 1996 Trinidad and Tobago v Costa Rica W 0-1 FIFA World Cup CONCACAF semi-final group 1
24 Nov 1996 Guatemala v Costa Rica L 1-0 FIFA World Cup CONCACAF semi-final group 1
01 Dec 1996 Costa Rica v USA W 2-1 FIFA World Cup CONCACAF semi-final group 1
15 Dec 1996 USA v Costa Rica L 2-1 FIFA World Cup CONCACAF semi-final group 1
23 Mar 1997 Costa Rica v USA W 3-2 FIFA World Cup CONCACAF final round
16 Apr 1997 Guatemala v Costa Rica D 1-1 UNCAF CUP
04 May 1997 El Salvador v Costa Rica L 2-1 FIFA World Cup CONCACAF final round
11 May 1997 Costa Rica v Jamaica W 3-1 FIFA World Cup CONCACAF final round
13 Jun 1997 Brazil v Costa Rica L 5-0 Copa America Group C
16 Jun 1997 Colombia v Costa Rica L 4-1 Copa America Group C
07 Sep 1997 USA v Costa Rica L 1-0 FIFA World Cup CONCACAF final round
14 Sep 1997 Jamaica v Costa Rica L 1-0 FIFA World Cup CONCACAF final round
09 Nov 1997 Mexico v Costa Rica D 3-3 FIFA World Cup CONCACAF final round
29 May 1999 Chile v Costa Rica L 3-0 International Friendly
17 Jul 1999 Saudi Arabia v Costa Rica W 0-1 International Friendly
18 Aug 1999 Uruguay v Costa Rica L 5-4 International Friendly
13 Feb 2000 Costa Rica v Canada D 2-2 CONCACAF Gold Cup Group D
17 Feb 2000 Korea Republic v Costa Rica D 2-2 CONCACAF Gold Cup Group D
20 Feb 2000 Costa Rica v Trinidad and Tobago L 1-2 CONCACAF Gold Cup Quarter-final
28 Feb 2001 Costa Rica v Honduras D 2-2 FIFA World Cup CONCACAF finals
25 Apr 2001 USA v Costa Rica L 1-0 FIFA World Cup CONCACAF finals
27 May 2001 Costa Rica v Guatemala D 1-1 UNCAF Tournament Pre group B
30 May 2001 Panama v Costa Rica W 1-2 UNCAF Tournament Final round
03 Jun 2001 El Salvador v Costa Rica D 1-1 UNCAF Tournament Final round
01 Jul 2001 Honduras v Costa Rica W 2-3 FIFA World Cup CONCACAF finals
13 Jul 2001 Honduras v Costa Rica W 0-1 Copa America Group C
16 Jul 2001 Uruguay v Costa Rica D 1-1 Copa America Group C
19 Jul 2001 Bolivia v Costa Rica W 0-4 Copa America Group C
22 Jul 2001 Costa Rica v Uruguay L 1-2 Copa America Quarter-final
01 Sep 2001 Trinidad and Tobago v Costa Rica W 0-2 FIFA World Cup CONCACAF finals
04 Sep 2001 Costa Rica v USA W 2-0 FIFA World Cup CONCACAF finals
07 Oct 2001 Costa Rica v Mexico D 0-0 FIFA World Cup CONCACAF finals
20 Jan 2002 Costa Rica v Trinidad and Tobago D 1-1 CONCACAF Gold Cup Finals Group C
26 Jan 2002 Costa Rica v Haiti W 2-1 CONCACAF Gold Cup Quarter-final
30 Jan 2002 Costa Rica v Korea Republic W 3-1 CONCACAF Gold Cup Semi-final
02 Feb 2002 USA v Costa Rica L 2-0 CONCACAF Gold Cup Final
17 Apr 2002 Japan v Costa Rica D 1-1 International Friendly
20 Apr 2002 Korea Republic v Costa Rica L 2-0 International Friendly
09 May 2002 Costa Rica v Colombia L 1-2 International Friendly
26 May 2002 Belgium v Costa Rica L 1-0 International Friendly
04 Jun 2002 China PR v Costa Rica W 0-2 FIFA World Cup Finals Group C
09 Jun 2002 Costa Rica v Turkey D 1-1 FIFA World Cup Finals Group C
13 Jun 2002 Costa Rica v Brazil L 2-5 FIFA World Cup Finals Group C
19 Nov 2003 Costa Rica v Finland W 2-1 International Friendly
31 Mar 2004 Mexico v Costa Rica L 2-0 International Friendly
12 Jun 2004 Cuba v Costa Rica D 2-2 FIFA World Cup CONCACAF group 5
20 Jun 2004 Costa Rica v Cuba D 1-1 FIFA World Cup CONCACAF group 5
08 Jul 2004 Costa Rica v Paraguay L 0-1 Copa America Group C
11 Jul 2004 Brazil v Costa Rica L 4-1 Copa America Group C
17 Jul 2004 Colombia v Costa Rica L 2-0 Copa America Quarter-final
18 Aug 2004 Costa Rica v Honduras L 2-5 FIFA World Cup CONCACAF 3rd stage, group 2
09 Feb 2005 Costa Rica v Mexico L 1-2 FIFA World Cup CONCACAF 4th Round
24 May 2005 Norway v Costa Rica L 1-0 International Friendly
04 Jun 2005 USA v Costa Rica L 3-0 FIFA World Cup CONCACAF 4th Round
08 Jun 2005 Costa Rica v Guatemala W 3-2 FIFA World Cup CONCACAF 4th Round
19 Jun 2005 China PR v Costa Rica D 2-2 International Friendly
22 Jun 2005 China PR v Costa Rica L 2-0 International Friendly
17 Aug 2005 Mexico v Costa Rica L 2-0 FIFA World Cup CONCACAF 4th Round
03 Sep 2005 Panama v Costa Rica W 1-3 FIFA World Cup CONCACAF 4th Round
07 Sep 2005 Costa Rica v Trinidad and Tobago W 2-0 FIFA World Cup CONCACAF 4th Round
08 Oct 2005 Costa Rica v USA W 3-0 FIFA World Cup CONCACAF 4th Round
09 Nov 2005 France v Costa Rica L 3-2 International Friendly
11 Feb 2006 Costa Rica v Korea Republic W 1-0 International Friendly
28 May 2006 Ukraine v Costa Rica L 4-0 International Friendly
30 May 2006 Czech Republic v Costa Rica L 1-0 International Friendly
09 Jun 2006 Germany v Costa Rica L 4-2 FIFA World Cup Finals Group A
15 Jun 2006 Ecuador v Costa Rica L 3-0 FIFA World Cup Finals Group A
20 Jun 2006 Costa Rica v Poland L 1-2 FIFA World Cup Finals Group A
23 Aug 2007 Costa Rica v Peru D 1-1 International Friendly
09 Sep 2007 Costa Rica v Honduras W 0-0 (3-2) International Friendly
12 Sep 2007 Canada v Costa Rica D 1-1 International Friendly
22 Nov 2007 Panama v Costa Rica D 1-1 International Friendly
13 Jan 2008 Costa Rica v Sweden L 0-1 International Friendly


Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.