Giovanni Córdoba

Giovanni Córdoba
Personal information
Full name	Giovanni Córdoba Rentería
Date of birth	16 March 1978
Place of birth	Cali, Colombia
Date of death	27 October 2002 (aged 24)
Position(s)	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team
1996–2002	Deportivo Cali
2000	→ Quito (loan)
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Giovanni Córdoba Rentería (16 March 1978 – 27 October 2002) was a Colombian footballer who played professionally for Deportivo Cali, as well as for Ecuadorian club L.D.U. Quito.^[1] On 24 October 2002, Córdoba and teammate Hernán Gaviria were struck by lightning during a training session. Gaviria died instantly, while Córdoba died three days later, on 27 October.^[2]

Personal life[edit]

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

References[edit]

^ Giovanni Córdoba at WorldFootball.net
^ "Deportivo Cali recordó a 'Carepa' Gaviria por los 15 años de su muerte". elpais.com.co (in Spanish). 24 October 2017. Retrieved 22 September 2020.

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[1] Giovanni Córdoba at WorldFootball.net

[2] "Deportivo Cali recordó a 'Carepa' Gaviria por los 15 años de su muerte". elpais.com.co (in Spanish). 24 October 2017. Retrieved 22 September 2020.

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