Rigoberto Gómez

{{About|the Honduran-Guatemalan footballer born 1977|the Honduran footballer known as "Shula"|Rigoberto Gómez (Honduran footballer, born 1944)}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Rigoberto Gómez

| fullname = Rigoberto Gómez Laínez

| image =

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1977|01|09}}

| birth_place = Tegucigalpa, Honduras

| height = {{convert|1.70|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}}

| currentclub = Comunicaciones

| clubnumber = 22

| position = midfielder

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 =

| years1 = 1996–2014

| clubs1 = Comunicaciones

| caps1 = 92

| goals1 = 1

| nationalyears1 = 1998–present

| nationalteam1 = Guatemala

| nationalcaps1 = 15

| nationalgoals1 = 1

| pcupdate = 20 March 2007

| ntupdate = 12 June 2007

}}

Rigoberto Gómez Laínez (born January 9, 1977) is a retired Honduran football midfielder who last played for Comunicaciones of the Guatemala's top division.

Club career

The rather short Gómez started playing for Comunicaciones in 1996 and has not featured for any other team since, making him one of their most loyal and experienced players[http://www.prensalibre.com/pl/2010/febrero/13/375283.html Cinco preguntas a Rigoberto Gómez] - Prensa Libre{{in lang|es}} As of June 2014, Gómez signed for another season for Comunicaciones.{{cite web |url=http://www.guatefutbol.com/liga-nacional/comunicaciones/3051-comunicaciones-asegura-la-continuidad-de-nueve-jugadores |title=Comunicaciones asegura la continuidad de nueve jugadores |website=www.guatefutbol.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140606155535/http://www.guatefutbol.com/liga-nacional/comunicaciones/3051-comunicaciones-asegura-la-continuidad-de-nueve-jugadores |archive-date=2014-06-06}}

International career

Although born in neighbouring Honduras, Gómez made his debut for Guatemala at the November 1998 Hurricane Relief Tournament in Los Angeles against Honduras and has, as of January 2010, earned a total of 15 caps, scoring 1 goal. He has represented his country in 2 FIFA World Cup qualification matches [https://web.archive.org/web/20081018002401/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=232766/index.html Record at FIFA Tournaments] - FIFA and at the 2000,[https://www.rsssf.org/tables/00gc-full.html CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2000 - Full Details] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091114062321/http://www.rsssf.com/tables/00gc-full.html |date=2009-11-14 }} - RSSSF 2005[https://www.rsssf.org/tables/05gc-full.html CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2005 - Full Details] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081024022300/http://www.rsssf.com/tables/05gc-full.html |date=October 24, 2008 }} - RSSSF and 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup[https://www.rsssf.org/tables/07gc-full.html CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2007 - Full Details] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081024002319/http://www.rsssf.com/tables/07gc-full.html |date=October 24, 2008 }} - RSSSF Finals.