Hernán Gaviria

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Gaviria and the second or maternal family name is Carvajal.

Hermán Gaviria

Personal information
Full name	Hermán Gaviria Carvajal
Date of birth	(1969-11-27)27 November 1969
Place of birth	Carepa, Colombia
Date of death	24 October 2002(2002-10-24) (aged 32)
Place of death	Cali, Colombia
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1990–1997	Atlético Nacional
1995	→ Deportes Tolima (loan)
1998–2001	Deportivo Cali
2001	Shonan Bellmare	23	(4)
2002	Atlético Bucaramanga	10	(1)
2002	Deportivo Cali	17	(0)
International career
1993–1999	Colombia	27	(3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Hermán Gaviria Carvajal (27 November 1969 – 24 October 2002) was a Colombian footballer, who played as a central midfielder.

Football career

During his career, Gaviria played for Atlético Nacional, Deportes Tolima, Deportivo Cali, Atlético Bucaramanga and Shonan Bellmare of the J2 League.

Gaviria participated in the football tournament at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain, scoring twice, and appeared at three stagings of the Copa América, earning two third-place finishes in the 1993 and 1995 editions.

He earned a total of 27 caps for his national team, scoring 3 goals and being selected for the 1994 FIFA World Cup in the United States; in the last group stage match, as Colombia was eliminated unless they beat Switzerland and the USA beat Romania, he netted in a 2–0 win against Switzerland.

Death

Gaviria died on 24 October 2002, when he and teammate Giovanni Córdoba were hit by lightning during a practice session with Deportivo Cali. Gaviria was killed instantly, though he was not pronounced dead until arriving at Valle de Lilli Hospital; Córdoba died three days later. Nicknamed "Carepa" after his hometown in Antioquia Department, Gaviria left a wife and two children, and was only 32 years old.

Club statistics

Club performance			League		Cup		League Cup		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Japan			League		Emperor's Cup		J.League Cup		Total
2001	Shonan Bellmare	J2 League	23	4	0	0	1	0	24	4
Total			23	4	0	0	1	0	24	4

National team statistics

Colombia national team
Year	Apps	Goals
1993	6	0
1994	3	2
1995	10	0
1996	0	0
1997	7	1
1998	0	0
1999	1	0
Total	27	3

International goals

Colombia score listed first, score column indicates score after each Hernán Gaviria goal.

International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competition

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	5 June 1994	East Rutherford, New Jersey, United States	Greece	1–0	2–0	Friendly
2	26 June 1994	Palo Alto, Los Angeles, United States	Switzerland	1–0	2–0	1994 FIFA World Cup
3	21 June 1997	Estadio Hernando Siles, La Paz, Bolivia	Bolivia	1–2	1–2	1997 Copa América

External links

• Hernán Gaviria – FIFA competition record (archived)
• Hernán Gaviria at National-Football-Teams.com
• Hernán Gaviria at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
• Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Hernán Gaviria". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 16 April 2009.