Jhon Jaime Gómez (born 5 July 1967) is a Colombian

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and former player who played as a

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. He is the current sporting manager of

Boyacá Chicó Boyacá is the name of a region in Colombia. It may refer to other connections to Colombia: * Battle of Boyacá * Boyacá Department (Gran Colombia) * Boyacá Department ** Boyacá, Boyacá, a municipality * Boyacá State, a former state * Puerto ...

. Gómez was nicknamed ''La Flecha'' (The Arrow) due to his speed.

Playing career

Born in

Medellín Medellín ( ; or ), officially the Special District of Science, Technology and Innovation of Medellín (), is the List of cities in Colombia, second-largest city in Colombia after Bogotá, and the capital of the department of Antioquia Departme ...

, Gómez began his career with

Cúcuta Deportivo Cúcuta Deportivo Fútbol Club S. A. (Spanish ), commonly referred to as Cúcuta Deportivo, is a professional Colombian football club from the city of Cúcuta. Founded on 10 September 1924, it is one of the oldest active football clubs in the co ...

before joining

Atlético Nacional Atlético Nacional S. A., best known as Atlético Nacional, is a Colombian professional football club based in Medellín. The club is one of only three clubs to have played in every first division tournament in the country's history, the other ...

ahead of the 1991 season. He finished the year with

Envigado Envigado () is a city and municipality due South of Medellín, Colombia in the department of Antioquia Department, Antioquia. It is located in the Metropolitan Area of the Aburrá Valley. It borders El Poblado, Medellín to the north, Sabaneta, An ...

in the

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, helping in their promotion as champions. Gómez signed for

Independiente Medellín Deportivo Independiente Medellín, also known as Independiente Medellín or DIM, is a Colombian professional football club (association football), football club based in Medellín that currently plays in the Categoría Primera A. They play their ...

in 1993, and played with the club in the

1994 Copa Libertadores The 1994 Copa Libertadores was the 35th edition of the Copa Libertadores, CONMEBOL's premier annual international competition. Vélez Sársfield won the tournament for their first title against São Paulo in a penalty shootout with a score of 5� ...

before returning to Atlético Nacional in 1995. He moved to

Millonarios Millonarios Fútbol Club, known simply as Millonarios, is a Colombian professional football club based in Bogotá, that competes in the Categoría Primera A, top flight of football in Colombia. It is one of the most successful and iconic clubs i ...

in the following year, and had another spells at Atlético Nacional and Envigado. Gómez subsequently played for

Deportes Quindío Deportes Quindío is a Colombian professional football club based in Armenia that currently plays in the Categoría Primera B. The club was founded on 8 January 1951, and its best achievement was winning the 1956 league tournament. They play thei ...

Real Cartagena Real Cartagena is a professional Colombian football team based in Cartagena, that currently plays in the Categoría Primera B. They play their home games at the Jaime Morón León stadium. History The origins of Real Cartagena date back to 197 ...

and

Deportivo Pereira Deportivo Pereira is a professional Colombian football team based in Pereira, that currently plays in the Categoría Primera A. They play their home games at the Hernán Ramírez Villegas stadium. History Early years While there are several am ...

, retiring with the latter in 2001, aged 34.

Managerial career

After retiring, Gómez joined

in 2006, as a scout and manager of the youth categories. On 25 April 2017, he was appointed manager of the main squad, replacing sacked Nelson Olveira. Gómez led Boyacá to a promotion as champions in his first year, but subsequently suffered immediate relegation. On 1 September 2020, after another top tier promotion in the previous year, he resigned. Gómez subsequently became an assistant of Mario García still at Boyacá, before being confirmed as interim manager on 12 February 2024, in the place of Miguel Caneo. On 7 October, he was appointed as sporting manager of Boyacá Chicó.

Honours

Player

Envigado *

1991 It was the final year of the Cold War, which had begun in 1947. During the year, the Soviet Union Dissolution of the Soviet Union, collapsed, leaving Post-soviet states, fifteen sovereign republics and the Commonwealth of Independent State ...

Atlético Nacional *

Copa Interamericana The Copa Interamericana () was an international association football, football competition endorsed by CONCACAF (North, Central America and Caribbean) and CONMEBOL (South America). Established in 1969, it was discontinued in 1998 after CONCACAF ...

1995 1995 was designated as: * United Nations Year for Tolerance * World Year of Peoples' Commemoration of the Victims of the Second World War This was the first year that the Internet was entirely privatized, with the United States government ...

Manager

Boyacá Chicó *

2017 2017 was designated as the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development by the United Nations General Assembly. Events January * January 1 – Istanbul nightclub shooting: A gunman dressed as Santa Claus opens fire at the ...

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Gomez, Jhon Jaime 1967 births Living people Footballers from Medellín Colombian men's footballers Men's association football forwards Cúcuta Deportivo footballers Atlético Nacional footballers Envigado F.C. players Independiente Medellín footballers Millonarios F.C. players Deportes Quindío footballers Real Cartagena footballers Deportivo Pereira footballers Colombian football managers Categoría Primera A managers Boyacá Chicó managers 20th-century Colombian sportsmen