Luis Rentería Explained
| Luis Rentería |
| Fullname: | Luis Gabriel Rentería |
| Birth Date: | 13 September 1988 |
| Birth Place: | Panama City, Panama |
| Death Place: | Panama City, Panama |
| Position: | Forward |
| Youthclubs1: | A.D. Orión |
| Years1: | 2010–2011 |
| Clubs1: | Tauro |
| Caps1: | 36 |
| Goals1: | 23 |
| Years2: | 2011 |
| Clubs2: | → Cartagena (loan) |
| Caps2: | 19 |
| Goals2: | 2 |
| Years3: | 2012–2014 |
| Clubs3: | Tauro |
| Caps3: | 21 |
| Goals3: | 16 |
| Years4: | 2012 |
| Clubs4: | Bolívar |
| Caps4: | 11 |
| Goals4: | 4 |
| Years5: | 2013 |
| Clubs5: | Tauro |
| Caps5: | 22 |
| Goals5: | 10 |
| Totalcaps: | 108 |
| Totalgoals: | 70 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2010–2013 |
| Nationalteam1: | Panama |
| Nationalcaps1: | 26 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 6 |
| Pcupdate: | November 15, 2012 |
| Ntupdate: | March 6, 2014 |
Luis Gabriel Rentería (September 13, 1988 – March 6, 2014) was a Panamanian football forward, who played at the end of his professional career for Tauro in the Liga Panameña de Fútbol.
Club career
Nicknamed Matagatos (Catkiller), Rentería started his career at Orión[1] and played the majority of his career for Tauro but joined Bolivar[2] after one year on loan at Colombian side Real Cartagena where he scored 2 goals in 19 appearances.[3] Renteria was the leading goalscorer in Panama's Primera Division[4] and played his final game in September 2013 against Plaza Amador.[5]
International career
Rentería made his debut for Panama in a September 2010 friendly match against Costa Rica and had earned a total of 26 caps, scoring 6 goals. He has represented his country in 4 FIFA World Cup qualification matches and played at the 2011 Copa Centroamericana[6] as well as at the 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[7]
His final international was a February 2013 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Costa Rica.
Personal life
In October 2013, Rentería was diagnosed with lupus.[8] He died from this disease on March 6, 2014[9] after being hospitalized for eight months in the Hospital Santo Tomas.[10] [11]
Honours
- Primera Division Champions (2010)
- Primera Division Top goalscorer (2010, 2012)
- CONCACAF Champions League 2010/2011 (participant)
- Copa Centroamericana 2011 (3rd place)
- Gold Cup 2011 (semi-finalist)
Notes and References
- http://www.rpctv.com/deportes/futbolnacional/Fallece-Luis-Matagatos-Renteria_0_676732569.html Fallece Luis "Matagatos" Rentería
- http://www.telemetro.com/deportes/futbol/Luis-Matagatos-Renteria-jugador-Bolivar_0_498250274.html Luis "Matagatos" Rentería, nuevo jugador del Bolivar
- http://somoslasele.com/noticias/2775/real-cartagena-de-colombia-lamenta-fallecimiento-de-renteria Real Cartagena de Colombia lamenta fallecimiento de Rentería
- Web site: Profile . https://web.archive.org/web/20121026090947/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/player/_/id/138618/luis-renteria?cc=5739 . dead . October 26, 2012 . ESPN Soccernet . June 25, 2011.
- http://www.prensa.com/henry_cardenas_p/Fallece-Renteria-Seleccion-Nacional-Futbol_0_3883111654.html Fallece Luis Rentería, exjugador de la Selección Nacional de Fútbol
- https://www.rsssf.org/tablesg/gold-cam2011.html Copa Centroamericana 2011 (UNCAF Nations Cup)
- https://www.rsssf.org/tables/2011gc-full.html CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2011 – Full Details
- http://www.critica.com.pa/notas/1651895-matagatos-sufre-lupus- ‘Matagatos’ sufre de lupus
- http://www.elsiglo.com/mensual/2013/11/07/contenido/714862.asp ‘Me siento abandonado’
- http://www.elsiglodetorreon.com.mx/noticia/969434.panameno-luis-matagato-renteria-pierde-batalla-contra-el-lupus.html Panameño Luis 'Matagato' Rentería pierde batalla contra el lupus
- Web site: Panama's Luis Renteria footballer dies of respiratory failure product . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140606215227/http://lainfo.es/en/2014/03/06/panamas-luis-renteria-footballer-dies-of-respiratory-failure-product/ . June 6, 2014 . June 4, 2014.
