Giovanni Córdoba Rentería (16 March 1978 – 27 October 2002) was a Colombian

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...

who played professionally for

Deportivo Cali Asociación Deportivo Cali, best known as Deportivo Cali, is a Colombian sports club based in Cali, most notable for its football team, which currently competes in the Categoría Primera A. Deportivo Cali is one of the most successful footba ...

, as well as for Ecuadorian club

L.D.U. Quito Liga Deportiva Universitaria (), often referred to as Liga de Quito, LDU, is an Ecuadorian professional football club based in Quito. They play in the Serie A, the highest level of the Ecuadorian professional football league. They play their ho ...

. On 24 October 2002, Córdoba and teammate

Hernán Gaviria Hermán Gaviria Carvajal (27 November 1969 – 24 October 2002) was a Colombian footballer, who played as a central midfielder. Football career During his career, Gaviria played for Atlético Nacional, Deportes Tolima, Deportivo Cali, Atlétic ...

were struck by lightning during a training session. Gaviria died instantly, while Córdoba died three days later, on 27 October.

Personal life

His brother

Hernan Córdoba Hernán Córdoba Rentería (2 November 1989 – 20 September 2009) was a Colombian Association football, footballer who played as a Forward (association football), striker or attacking midfielder for Atlético Huila in the Categoría Primera A. ...

was also a footballer, He died on 20 September 2009 in a road accident with his teammate Mario Beltrán.

References

1978 births 2002 deaths Colombian men's footballers Colombian expatriate men's footballers Men's association football midfielders 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 Footballers from Cali {{Colombia-footy-midfielder-stub