Luis Gabriel Rentería (September 13, 1988 – March 6, 2014) was a

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forward, who played at the end of his professional career for Tauro in the

Liga Panameña de Fútbol The Liga Panameña de Fútbol (LPF; ) is the top division football league in Panama. Until 2009, the league was named ''Asociación Nacional Pro Fútbol (ANAPROF)''. Competition format The league's season is divided into two tournaments called t ...

Club career

Nicknamed ''Matagatos'' (Catkiller), Rentería started his career at Orión and played the majority of his career for Tauro but joined Bolivar after one year on loan at Colombian side

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where he scored 2 goals in 19 appearances. Renteria was the leading goalscorer in Panama's Primera Division and played his final game in September 2013 against

Plaza Amador Plaza Amador is a Panamanian football club based in Panama City, that currently plays in Liga Panameña de Fútbol. It is the oldest team in Panama. History C.D Plaza Amador was founded in 1955 by Panamanian sports legend León Cocoliso Tejad ...

International career

Rentería made his debut for

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in a September 2010

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against

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and had earned a total of 26 caps, scoring 6 goals. He has represented his country in 4

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matches and played at the

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as well as at the

2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup The 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup was the 11th edition of the CONCACAF Gold Cup competition, and the 21st CONCACAF regional championship overall in CONCACAF's 50 years of existence. The United States was the host nation. The competition started on Jun ...

. His final international was a February 2013

match against

Personal life

In October 2013, Rentería was diagnosed with

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. He died from this disease on March 6, 2014 after being hospitalized for eight months in the Hospital Santo Tomas.

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)

References

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