Giovanni Córdoba

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Córdoba and the second or maternal family name is Rentería.

Giovanni Córdoba

Personal information
Full name	Giovanni Córdoba Rentería
Date of birth	(1978-03-16)16 March 1978
Place of birth	Cali, Colombia
Date of death	27 October 2002(2002-10-27) (aged 24)
Place of death	Cali, Colombia
Position(s)	Striker
Youth career
	Atlético Nacional
	Cortuluá
	Deportivo Cali
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1996–2002	Deportivo Cali	154	(48)
2000	→ Quito (loan)	28	(4)
Total		182	(52)
International career
1997	Colombia U20
2000	Colombia U23
*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.

Club career

Having progressed through the academy of Deportivo Cali, he went on to score 48 goals in 154 games for the club, also spending time on loan in Ecuador with Quito.^[1]

Death

During a training session with Deportivo Cali in Pance, Cali on 24 October 2002, lightning struck a post a bounced onto the pitch the players were using, with three players unable to return to their feet - Córdoba, Hernán Gaviria and Carlos Álvarez.^[2] Following the incident, five players were taken to the Fundación Valle del Lili Hospital, where Gaviria was declared dead two hours after arrival.^[2][3] Córdoba, Álvarez and Giovanni Hernández remained in intensive care, though Córdoba died three days later.^[4]

Personal life

His brother Hernan Córdoba was also a footballer. He died on 20 September 2009 in a road accident with his teammate Mario Beltrán.^[5] He also had a son.^[6]

References

1. Ballén, Ángel (24 October 2022). "En Deportivo Cali recuerdan con nostalgia a Carepa Gaviria y Giovanni Córdoba" [At Deportivo Cali they remember Carepa Gaviria and Giovanni Córdoba with nostalgia]. futbolete.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 November 2024.
2. Gómez, Jose David (24 October 2015). "Trece años desde la muerte de Hermán Gaviria y Giovanni Córdoba" [Thirteen years since the death of Herman Gaviria and Giovanni Cordoba]. vavel.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 November 2024.
3. Manrique Villanueva, Camilo Andrés (24 October 2017). "Paso de EL TIEMPO: 15 años sin Carepa Gaviria y Giovanni Córdoba" [EL TIEMPO: 15 years without Carepa Gaviria and Giovanni Córdoba]. eltiempo.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 November 2024.
4. "Deportivo Cali recordó a 'Carepa' Gaviria por los 15 años de su muerte" [Deportivo Cali remembered 'Carepa' Gaviria on the 15th anniversary of his death]. elpais.com.co (in Spanish). 24 October 2017. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
5. "20 años sin 'Carepa' Gaviria y Giovanni Córdoba" [20 years without 'Carepa' Gaviria and Giovanni Córdoba]. elespectador.com (in Spanish). 24 October 2022. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
6. Gámez, Jenny (24 October 2022). "Hace 20 años lloró el fútbol: murieron Gaviria y Córdoba por un rayo" [Football cried 20 years ago: Gaviria and Córdoba died from a lightning strike]. futbolred.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 November 2024.

External links

• Giovanni Córdoba at WorldFootball.net
• Giovanni Córdoba at BDFA (in Spanish)