Mauricio Alejandro Gómez Rios (born March 5, 1989) is a Chilean former
footballer
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who played as a
striker
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Club career
Gómez nickname is "Hormona" because on his youth squads he was usually taller than his teammates. He came through the youth system of Universidad de Chile, being the top scorer at most levels.
His professional debut came in the 2006 Clausura tournament against
Cobreloa
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, in which he scored. Since his debut he has not seen much playing time. He also received some criticism from Universidad de Chile's former coach
Arturo Salah
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He studied civil engineering at the Pontifical Catholic Un ...
. For Apertura 2010 Tournament he will play for
Universidad de Concepción of
Chile, on loan for 1 year.
International career
Gómez represented Chile U20 in the
2009 South American Championship, scoring 3 goals.
In addition, he took part of the Chile U21 squad that won the
2009 Toulon Tournament
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Honours
Club
;Universidad de Chile
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Primera División de Chile (1):
2009 Apertura
;Deportes Temuco
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Primera B (1):
2015–16
International
;Chile U21
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Toulon Tournament (1):
2009
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1989 births
Living people
Chilean men's footballers
Chilean expatriate men's footballers
Chile men's under-20 international footballers
Chile men's youth international footballers
People from Bío Bío Province
Club Universidad de Chile footballers
C.D. Universidad de Concepción footballers
Santiago Morning footballers
Rangers de Talca footballers
Ñublense footballers
Deportes Temuco footballers
Universitario de Sucre footballers
Deportes Iberia footballers
Santiago Wanderers footballers
Deportes Recoleta footballers
Chilean Primera División players
Segunda División Profesional de Chile players
Primera B de Chile players
Bolivian Primera División players
Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Bolivia
Expatriate men's footballers in Bolivia
Men's association football forwards