Álvaro de Jesús Gómez (born 7 October 1954) is a Colombian former

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manager.

Early life

He was born in 1954 in

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, Colombia. He started becoming interested in football management at the age of fourteen.

Career

In 1990, he was appointed manager of Colombian side

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. He was described as "obtained good results at the helm of Quindio". In 1991, he was appointed manager of Colombian side

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. In 1997, he was appointed manager of Colombian side Unión Minas. In 1998, he was appointed manager of Peruvian side

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. In 2002, he was appointed manager of Colombian side Centauros Villavicencio. In 2003, he was appointed manager of Colombian side Patriotas Boyacá. In 2005, he was appointed manager of Colombian side

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. He helped the club achieve promotion. In 2006, he was appointed manager of Colombian side

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. In 2007, he was appointed manager of Colombian side

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. In 2008, he was appointed manager of Colombian side ACCD Mineros de Guayana. In 2010, he wa appointed manager of Colombian side Leones FC. In 2012, he was appointed manager of Colombian side

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. After that, he was appointed manager of Colombian side

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. In 2015, he was appointed manager of Colombian side

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. In 2018, he was appointed manager of Salvadoran side CD FAS.

Personal life

He has been married. He has a daughter.

References

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