Colombian qualified for the 1998 World Cup in France, Colombia; to the 2002 Korea-Japan tournament, to the Ecuadorian team; and to Russia 2018, to Panama.
The new coach of Honduras, the Colombian Hernán Darío ‘Bolillo’ Gómez, led his first working session with the ‘catracho’ team on Monday for the two games on the octagonal of the Concacaf for him Qatar World Cup 2022 against Panama and Costa Rica.
Honduras completed its first session with 16 of the 18 players called up from the local league due to the loss due to injury of Jhonny Leverón and Félix Crisanto.
The training began around 10:30 local time (11:30 Ecuador) in the High Performance Center of the Olimpia team with work with the ball.
“We will not have practice, just recovery and sustainment, we work double hours today, and tomorrow morning, “Gomez told reporters before starting the session.
‘Bolillo’ Gómez, who classified Colombia, Ecuador and Panama to the world France 1998, Korea-Japan 2002 and Russia 2018, respectively, plans to announce on Friday the official roster of those called up for the matches against Panama and Costa Rica.
The Honduras national team will face Panama on November 12 at the San Pedro Sula Olympic Stadium, and four days later he will play against Costa Rica.
The National Autonomous Football Federation of Honduras (Fenafuth) announced on October 15 to ‘Bolillo’ Gómez as the new coach of the Honduran team, after the separation of the Uruguayan Fabián Coito for poor results in the octagonal elimination of the Concacaf for the World Cup in Qatar 2022.
The Honduran soccer player “is a very good soccer player” and its people are “very noble”added Gomez, 65.
The national team is a “united group, I see that they respect each other, they are serious, here, with the respect that you all deserve, there is a work being done by the teacher Fabián (Coito), I saw you with a good disposition, calm, they are educated men because there are married couples with children and that’s what I like ”, he emphasized.
Gómez is the fourth Colombian coach to lead Honduras, since the qualifying rounds for him. 2010 South Africa World Cup, then with Reinaldo Rueda, who followed Luis Fernandez Suarez, for Brazil 2014.
The third was Jorge luis pinto, who could not bring Hondurans to Russia 2018, as Rueda did to South Africa 2010 and Suárez to Brazil 2014. (D)
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