Full name Luis Gabriel Renteria Name Luis Renteria Career start 2009 Playing position Weight 78 kg | Height 1.80 m | |
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Date of birth (1988-09-13)13 September 1988 Date of death March 6, 2014(2014-03-06) (aged 25) Died March 6, 2014, Panama City, Panama | ||
Place of birth Panama City, Panama | ||
Luis Gabriel Rentería (September 13, 1988 – March 6, 2014) was a Panamanian football forward, who played at the end of his professional career for Tauro in the Liga Panameña de Fútbol.
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Club career
Nicknamed Matagatos (Catkiller), Rentería started his career at Orión and played the majotity of his career for Tauro but joined Bolivar after one year on loan at Colombian side Real Cartagena where he scored 2 goals in 19 appearances. Renteria was the leading goalscorer in Panama's Primera Division and played his final game in September 2013 against Plaza Amador.
International career
Rentería made his debut for Panamanian national team in a September 2010 friendly match against Costa Rica and had earned a total of 26 caps, scoring 6 goals. He has represented his country in 4 FIFA World Cup qualification matches and played at the 2011 Copa Centroamericana as well as at the 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup.
His final international was a February 2013 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Costa Rica.
Personal life
In October 2013, Rentería was diagnosed with lupus. He died from this disease on March 6, 2014 after being hospitalized for eight months in the Hospital Santo Tomas.
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