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

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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 and played the majority of his career for Tauro but joined Bolivar after one year on loan at Colombian side Real Cartagena 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

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International career

Rentería made his debut for Panama in a September 2010 friendly match 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

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. 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

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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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