Hermán Gaviria Carvajal (27 November 1969 – 24 October 2002) was a Colombian

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, who played as a

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Football career

During his career, Gaviria played for

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Deportes Tolima Club Deportes Tolima S.A., commonly known as Deportes Tolima, or simply as Tolima, is a Colombian professional football club based in Ibagué, Tolima Department that currently plays in the Categoría Primera A. Founded in 1954, the club has wo ...

, Deportivo Cali,

Atlético Bucaramanga Club Atlético Bucaramanga S.A., better known as Atlético Bucaramanga, is a Colombian professional football team based in Bucaramanga. The club plays its home games at the Alfonso López stadium. The club was founded on 11 May 1949 by Rafael ...

and

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of the

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. Gaviria participated in the football tournament at the

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, scoring twice, and appeared at three stagings of the

Copa América The Copa América ( en, America Cup) or CONMEBOL Copa América, known until 1975 as the South American Football Championship (''Campeonato Sudamericano de Fútbol'' in Spanish and ''Campeonato Sul-Americano de Futebol'' in Portuguese), is the t ...

, earning two third-place finishes in the 1993 and 1995 editions. He earned a total of 27 caps for his national team, scoring 3 goals and being selected for the

1994 FIFA World Cup The 1994 FIFA World Cup was the 15th FIFA World Cup, the world championship for men's national soccer teams. It was hosted by the United States and took place from June 17 to July 17, 1994, at nine venues across the country. The United States ...

in the

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; in the last group stage match, as Colombia was eliminated unless they beat Switzerland and the USA beat Romania, he netted in a 2–0 win against

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Death

Gaviria died on 24 October 2002, when he and teammate Giovanni Córdoba were hit by

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during a practice session with Deportivo Cali. Gaviria was killed instantly, though he was not pronounced dead until arriving at Valle de Lilli Hospital; Córdoba died three days later. Nicknamed "

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" after his hometown in

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, Gaviria left a wife and two children, and was only 32 years old.

Club statistics

National team statistics

International goals

''Colombia score listed first, score column indicates score after each Hernán Gaviria goal.''

References

External links

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