Giovanni Córdoba | |
Fullname: | Giovanni Córdoba Rentería |
Birth Date: | 16 March 1978 |
Birth Place: | Cali, Colombia |
Position: | Striker |
Years1: | 1996–2002 |
Clubs1: | Deportivo Cali |
Years2: | 2000 |
Clubs2: | → Quito (loan) |
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. 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.[1]
His brother Hernan Córdoba was also a footballer, He died on 20 September 2009 in a road accident with his teammate Mario Beltrán.