Óscar Rendoll Gómez (born 26 August 1916) was a Chilean

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manager. He has been one of the five Chileans who have managed the Panama national team along with Óscar Suman (1949), Néstor Valdés (1969),

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(1972–1973) and

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(1976–1977).

Career

Born in

Punta Arenas Punta Arenas (; historically Sandy Point in English) is the capital city of Chile's southernmost region, Magallanes and Antarctica Chilena. The city was officially renamed as Magallanes in 1927, but in 1938 it was changed back to "Punta Aren ...

, Chile, Rendoll Gómez played football at amateur level in local clubs such as Deportivo Español. Then he made a coach course for three years and graduated as a

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and next worked in the

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youth system until 1946 when he moved to

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supported by

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. The manager of the Panama national team in the late 1940s and early 1950s, he's best known for winning the nation's first international title; the

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in 1951. Previously Rendoll Gómez had led the national football team at the

1946 Central American and Caribbean Games The 5th Central American and Caribbean Games were held in Barranquilla, Colombia, from 5 March to 25 March 1946. These games featured 1,540 athletes from thirteen nations, competing in seventeen sports. Sports * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ...

, ending the competition with a runner-up medal. Rendoll Gomez led Panama in the

1952 Panamerican Championship The 1952 Panamerican Championship was the first edition of the Panamerican Championship, an association football tournament featuring national teams from North, Central and South America. Organized by the Panamerican Football Confederation, this fi ...

, where the team faced

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, the team of his country of birth, by first time. The result was a 6–1 loss. As a curiosity, he used to request help to trading houses and supermarkets to get a suitable food for players. In 1950, it was founded the first Panamanian referees association with Rendoll Gómez as Honorary President.

Other works

At the same time he studied to become a football manager, he studied and graduated as a

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at the Physical Education Institute of the

University of Chile The University of Chile ( es, Universidad de Chile) is a public research university in Santiago, Chile. It was founded on November 19, 1842, and inaugurated on September 17, 1843.

. In Panama, he was well renowned by his contributions in this area, attending to several conferences in countries such as the Dominican Republic, Venezuela, Uruguay, among other countries in

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Personal life

As a high school student, he was nicknamed ''Negro'' (Black) and was elected as ''Rey Feo'' (Ugly King/Carnaval King) of the Spring Carnival of Magallanes.

Honours

(1):

1951 Events January * January 4 – Korean War: Third Battle of Seoul – Chinese and North Korean forces capture Seoul for the second time (having lost the Second Battle of Seoul in September 1950). * January 9 – The Government of the United ...

References

1916 births Possibly living people People from Punta Arenas Chilean footballers Chilean football managers Chilean expatriate football managers Panama national football team managers Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Panama Expatriate football managers in Panama {{Chile-footy-bio-stub