Giovanni Córdoba
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Giovanni Córdoba Rentería | ||
| Date of birth | 16 March 1978 | ||
| Place of birth | Cali, Colombia | ||
| Date of death | 27 October 2002 (aged 24) | ||
| Place of death | Cali, Colombia | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Atlético Nacional | |||
| Cortuluá | |||
| Deportivo Cali | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1996–2002 | Deportivo Cali | 154 | (48) |
| 2000 | → Quito (loan) | 28 | (4) |
| Total | 182 | (52) | |
| International career | |||
| 1997 | Colombia U20 | ||
| 2000 | Colombia U23 | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Giovanni Córdoba Rentería (16 March 1978 – 27 October 2002) was a Colombian footballer who played professionally for Deportivo Cali, as well as for Ecuadorian club L.D.U. Quito.
Club career
[edit]Having progressed through the academy of Deportivo Cali, he went on to score 48 goals in 154 games for the club, also spending time on loan in Ecuador with Quito.[1]
Death
[edit]During a training session with Deportivo Cali in Pance, Cali on 24 October 2002, lightning struck a post a bounced onto the pitch the players were using, with three players unable to return to their feet - Córdoba, Hernán Gaviria and Carlos Álvarez.[2] Following the incident, five players were taken to the Fundación Valle del Lili Hospital, where Gaviria was declared dead two hours after arrival.[2][3] Córdoba, Álvarez and Giovanni Hernández remained in intensive care, though Córdoba died three days later.[4]
Personal life
[edit]His brother Hernan Córdoba was also a footballer. He died on 20 September 2009 in a road accident with his teammate Mario Beltrán.[5] He also had a son.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ Ballén, Ángel (24 October 2022). "En Deportivo Cali recuerdan con nostalgia a Carepa Gaviria y Giovanni Córdoba" [At Deportivo Cali they remember Carepa Gaviria and Giovanni Córdoba with nostalgia]. futbolete.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 November 2024.
- ^ a b Gómez, Jose David (24 October 2015). "Trece años desde la muerte de Hermán Gaviria y Giovanni Córdoba" [Thirteen years since the death of Herman Gaviria and Giovanni Cordoba]. vavel.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 November 2024.
- ^ Manrique Villanueva, Camilo Andrés (24 October 2017). "Paso de EL TIEMPO: 15 años sin Carepa Gaviria y Giovanni Córdoba" [EL TIEMPO: 15 years without Carepa Gaviria and Giovanni Córdoba]. eltiempo.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 November 2024.
- ^ "Deportivo Cali recordó a 'Carepa' Gaviria por los 15 años de su muerte" [Deportivo Cali remembered 'Carepa' Gaviria on the 15th anniversary of his death]. elpais.com.co (in Spanish). 24 October 2017. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
- ^ "20 años sin 'Carepa' Gaviria y Giovanni Córdoba" [20 years without 'Carepa' Gaviria and Giovanni Córdoba]. elespectador.com (in Spanish). 24 October 2022. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
- ^ Gámez, Jenny (24 October 2022). "Hace 20 años lloró el fútbol: murieron Gaviria y Córdoba por un rayo" [Football cried 20 years ago: Gaviria and Córdoba died from a lightning strike]. futbolred.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 November 2024.
External links
[edit]- Giovanni Córdoba at WorldFootball.net
- Giovanni Córdoba at BDFA (in Spanish)
- 1978 births
- 2002 deaths
- Footballers from Cali
- Colombian men's footballers
- Colombia men's youth international footballers
- Colombian expatriate men's footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- Atlético Nacional footballers
- Cortuluá footballers
- Deportivo Cali footballers
- L.D.U. Quito footballers
- Colombian expatriate sportspeople in Ecuador
- Expatriate men's footballers in Ecuador
- Association football players who died while playing
- Sport deaths in Colombia
- Deaths from lightning strikes
- Natural disaster deaths in Colombia